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Bettendorf Board of Adjustment denies 5-foot fence variance for Devil's Glen Road property
Summary
On Jan. 9, 2025, the Bettendorf Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to deny a variance request that would have allowed a 5-foot fence in the required front yard at 5690 Devil's Glen Road.
The Bettendorf Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 on Jan. 9, 2025, to deny a variance request that would have allowed a 5-foot-high fence within the required front-yard setback along Field Site Drive for the property at 5690 Devil's Glen Road.
The decision follows a staff recommendation to refuse the variance. A staff member said, “staff would recommend denial of the 5 foot high fence request within the front yard setback facing Field Site Drive,” citing the city’s fence and setback rules and recent precedents involving fences facing local roads.
Staff told the board the property is in an A-2 rural residential district with a…
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