Board of Adjustments issues mixed rulings on variances, special exceptions

The Montgomery City Board of Adjustments met to consider multiple variances and special-exception requests, voting to approve some items and deny others after public comment and staff discussion.

The board unanimously approved a height variance for a privacy fence at 6398 Eastwood Glen Place (applicant James Malloy) and later approved a special exception for a truck-driving school at 5185 Lower Tumka Road with traffic-engineering review and limits on operating hours. The board denied several requests, including a proposed mobile home at 6549 Willow Springs Drive and a request to keep a six-foot, street-side/height fence at 6200 Bell Road Court. Other actions included approval to keep six backyard chickens at 6612 Sweet Gum Court and approval of an accessory-structure/addition at 5315 Kevin Court.

Several items drew substantial public comment before votes. The Willow Springs Drive request drew numerous residents who said a mobile home would change neighborhood character and property values; the board voted to deny the special-exception request. Property owners near Bell…