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Board rejects change to measurement of grade for nonhabitable structures; fence rule amendment fails 4‑3
Summary
A proposed ULDR amendment to change how 'grade' is measured for structures — including fences — failed on a 4‑3 vote after extended technical discussion about FEMA finish‑floor rules, fill restrictions and potential impacts on decks, pools and privacy walls.
The Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 19 considered a text amendment to ULDR measurement rules (section 47‑2.2) that would alter how grade is determined for principal structures and allow a ground‑based measurement option for nonhabitable structures such as fences.
Development Services staff said the change would address an inconsistency created after recent FEMA‑driven limits on bringing fill onto lots: builders can raise a finished floor using structural fill…
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