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Milton planning board considers easing ban on front-yard fences for commercial properties
Summary
Planning staff presented a proposed change to the Unified Development Code (UDC) that would allow limited fencing in front yards of commercial properties; board members discussed staff approval thresholds, variance routes and safety and aesthetic limits and asked staff to draft ordinance language for council review.
The Milton Planning Board on a recent meeting heard staff present options to change the city's Unified Development Code to allow certain fences in the front yards of commercial properties where the UDC currently prohibits them.
The proposal matters because the downtown and other commercial corridors contain businesses with tight lot lines where a front-yard fence could provide separation, safety or screening without harming public sightlines, planning staff said.
Tim Milstead, Planning Director, told the board that the current code contains a complete prohibition for nonresidential front yards: "fences, walls, and hedges are prohibited in the front or side yards unless otherwise required by the…
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