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Troy City board denies variance for 6-foot front-yard fence at 2143 Alfred
Summary
The Troy City Building Code Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to deny a homeowner’s request for a variance that would allow a 6-foot fence inside the 25-foot front-yard setback at 2143 Alfred. The board cited precedent and alternatives that would meet code.
The Troy City Building Code Board of Appeals denied a variance request for a 6-foot fence inside the front-yard setback at 2143 Alfred on a 4-0 vote Wednesday.
The board found the property had not shown grounds for an exception to the city’s front-yard fence rules and pointed to alternatives that would comply with the zoning ordinance, including moving any 6-foot fencing to the required 25-foot setback. Board members voting in favor of the denial were Mister Abbothera, Miss Brooks, Mister Dezerman and Mister Wilson; the motion carried.
The petitioner asked the board to allow a six-foot wood-and-mesh “deer fence” placed about 1 foot inside the property line along Alfred. Building department staff (Dominic Abbot) told the board the property is in an R-1-D zoning district, which requires a 25-foot front-yard setback and limits fence height to 30 inches within that setback. Dominic Abbot said the homeowner’s constructed fence prompted a…
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