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Planning agency approves variance for fence at 6985 Maple Terrace with gate-size condition
Summary
The Miami Lakes Local Planning Agency approved a variance allowing a homeowner at 6985 Maple Terrace to construct a six-foot wood fence on a side yard property line that would otherwise require a 15-foot setback on the town's east side, conditioned on limited gate width and standard setback from the property line.
At a meeting of the Miami Lakes Local Planning Agency, members voted 4–1 to approve variance VARH-2025-0153 allowing a six-foot wood fence along the side-yard property line at 6985 Maple Terrace, provided the owner meet setback limits and restrict gate width.
The variance sought relief from Section 13-1509, which requires a 15-foot setback for fences on the town's east side. Planning staff had recommended denial, saying the property does not demonstrate a unique hardship compared with other east-side lots; the property does, however, abut a town-owned greenway and sidewalk area that separates the sidewalk from the proposed fence line.
Planning and transportation staff member Justin Talleria told the agency that the fence would be along the northwest perimeter of the property at the intersection of Dade Pine Avenue and Maple…
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