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BZA allows 10-foot chain-link fence for welding business site in Corona
Summary
The DeKalb County BZA approved a development-standards variance to permit a 10-foot black vinyl-coated chain-link fence around a former tire site on U.S. 6 in Corona, citing security needs and the applicant's cleanup of the lot.
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a development-standards variance to allow a 10-foot chain-link fence at 1047 U.S. 6 in Corona, giving a welding business owner permission to install taller security fencing than the Unified Development Ordinance normally allows.
Jacob Barber, the property owner and applicant, told the board he purchased the site in 2024, completed an extensive cleanup of tires and debris, and wants a 10-foot black, vinyl-coated chain-link fence (reused tennis-court fencing) to secure stored steel, bucket trucks and other equipment. He said the taller fence matches the height of 9-foot steel storage racks and would include two 20-foot roller gates.
Planning staff said the property had been rezoned earlier to allow the welding business and staff did not foresee sightline or public-safety problems with a taller chain-link fence because the site is set well back—about 100 feet—from the center line of U.S. 6 and not within a public right-of-way. The staff report recommended approval with standard conditions.
The board adopted standard conditions that retain continuing jurisdiction, require compliance with environmental standards in the UDO, prohibit obstruction of off-site drainage, and require written evidence of compliance with county agencies (Board of Health, Highway Department, Drainage Board, Surveyor, Soil and Water Conservation District and others) before a certificate of occupancy or completion is issued.
A motion to approve petition 25-02 (development-standards variance to allow the 10-foot fence) was made and seconded; roll-call votes recorded Jason Carnahan, Andrew Provines and Frank Palmer voting "yes." The motion carried.
Board members commended the applicant for cleaning up the property; staff and the board noted the fencing will be located well off the highway and will use chain-link material without slats, reducing wind-load and visual impacts compared with a solid privacy fence.
The applicant indicated the property grading will be completed as weather allows and that gates will open onto interior property areas rather than U.S. 6. The BZA’s approval is limited to the fence height request and includes the listed compliance conditions before final occupancy or use.
