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Variance granted for decorative picket fence at proposed Goddard School on Research Parkway
Summary
The board approved variance P24‑0226 to allow a six‑foot decorative metal picket fence and a three‑foot hedge in lieu of a six‑foot privacy wall around a daycare site at 1100 Research Parkway, citing security and visibility preferences.
A variance to the Unified Development Code to permit a six‑foot decorative metal picket fence (with a three‑foot hedge in place of a six‑foot privacy wall) around a proposed Goddard School at 1100 Research Parkway won conditional approval from the Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7.
Ken Bell, counsel for the applicant, said the Goddard School — a national private preschool operator — uses the open picket‑style fence at many campuses to balance security with visibility for caregivers and passersby. Planning staff recommended conditional approval; no public opposition was offered at the meeting. Commissioners voted to grant the variance with three standard conditions.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed with site design reflecting the approved fence style, subject to the planning department’s standard conditions and any required permitting for site work.
