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Council allows six-foot fence at 649 Meglin Avenue after property owner cites topography
Summary
A conditional use to build a six-foot solid fence up to the Eagle Nest Avenue right of way at 649 Meglin Avenue was approved unanimously after the petitioner said the lot's topography made the proposed side yard the only usable outdoor space.
Akron City Council on June 9 approved a conditional use permit allowing a six-foot solid fence at 649 Meglin Avenue, voting 13-0 after a favorable committee report and suspension of the rules.
Planning staff described the proposal by petitioner Jeremy Thacker for a white vinyl fence running from the southwest corner of the dwelling to the Eagle Nest property line, with a 24-foot section of black aluminum fence along Eagle Nest connecting to a future patio. Staff said the rear yard is wooded and slopes toward a ravine, creating a hardship that makes the side yard the only logical enclosed outdoor space.
Thacker told council the fence would allow his pets to exercise safely and the black-aluminum section would preserve sight lines for two neighboring properties. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval subject to conditions.
Councilman Fusco moved for a favorable committee report with suspension of the rules; the council suspended the rules and approved the ordinance 13-0. The transcript records general planning support and the department's recommendation; no city-funded assistance for fence maintenance or remediation was promised on the record.
