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Board allows 6-foot driveway gate at 3926 North Lake Drive, citing safety and precedent
Summary
After debate and reference to prior decisions, the Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing a 6-foot ornamental driveway gate at 3926 North Lake Drive, citing intensified trespassing and traffic incidents and board precedent for similar properties.
The Village of Shorewood Board of Appeals voted to grant a variance allowing a 6-foot ornamental driveway gate in the front-yard setback at 3926 North Lake Drive, reversing an earlier denial and citing changed circumstances and precedent from similar properties.
Counsel for property owners Eric and Ashley Higgins argued the request was warranted by intensified trespassing and traffic-safety issues on Lake Drive, plus recent bluff stabilization work that altered the rear access to the property. The applicants…
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