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Delavan couple seeks 6‑inch height variance for existing fence amid neighbor dispute; board urges remediation work before decision
Summary
Gary and Kathy Mayworm asked the Walworth County Board of Adjustment on June 11 to allow an existing vinyl fence at 300 Inlet Shore Drive in the Town of Delavan to remain at 6 feet 5 inches, a 5‑ to 6‑inch exceedance of the county's 6‑foot maximum.
Gary and Kathy Mayworm asked the Walworth County Board of Adjustment on June 11 to allow an existing vinyl fence at 300 Inlet Shore Drive in the Town of Delavan to remain at 6 feet 5 inches, a 5‑ to 6‑inch exceedance of the county's 6‑foot maximum.
The request drew attention not for its technical measurement alone but for allegations of ongoing neighbor interference and site erosion. The town of Delavan recommended approval and the applicants presented photographic evidence, a short video and a police report they say documents neighbor Richard Mann power‑washing and otherwise disturbing the fence base, which the Mayworms say caused soil loss and increased the measured fence height.
Kathy Mayworm testified that the…
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