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Board denies curbside/height fence request at Bell Road Court, cites traffic and visibility
Summary
A request by Betty Nelson for a six- to eight-foot street-side/privacy fence at 6200 Bell Road Court was denied after neighbors raised traffic, emergency-access and drainage concerns; Nelson supplied utility easement clearances but the board concluded changes would impair sight lines at an intersection.
The Montgomery City Board of Adjustments denied a request by Betty Nelson for a height variance and a street-side-yard variance for a privacy fence at 6200 Bell Road Court, citing traffic and visibility concerns at the corner and repeated public comments about drainage and emergency access.
Nelson told the board she had obtained clearance from utilities for the fence, said a six-foot portion already existed and described past incidents that motivated the privacy measure. She also said she is in A-1 zoning and planned to garden on the property, which was raised by neighbors but not within the board’s purview for this variance hearing.
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