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Wickliffe residents, council discuss proposed fence-code changes over gates and 4-foot maintenance strips
Summary
A resident warned the Wickliffe City Council that proposed changes to the city fence code would reduce usable yard space and increase costs for homeowners.
A resident warned the Wickliffe City Council that proposed changes to the city fence code would reduce usable yard space and increase costs for homeowners.
Dane Edwards, a resident of 1950 Garden Drive, told the council during audience participation that the proposed amendments would require gates and a 4-foot separation between parallel fences. "If these amendments are approved...I'm losing almost 25% of my backyard to dead space outside of the fence," Edwards said, and he estimated that gate requirements could increase his planned privacy-fence project from about $8,000 to about $11,000.
Council members and staff clarified the…
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