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Carson City planning panel denies homeowner’s request to keep 6-foot fence at Armory Lane corner
Summary
The Carson City Planning Commission denied a special use permit request to allow a fence that exceeds street-side setback and height rules at 1102 Armory Lane after commissioners said they could not make the required neighborhood-compatibility finding.
The Carson City Planning Commission on Sept. 23 denied a special use permit request from property owner Maximilian ("Max") Newman to retain a fence and gate constructed at 1102 Armory Lane that does not meet the city’s street-side setback and height standards.
The commission voted to deny the permit after several commissioners said they could not make finding number 2, the required neighborhood-compatibility finding, even though staff and public-safety staff said the modified fence met sight-distance and safety concerns.
Staff planner Heather Manzo told the commission the applicant had made site changes following the commission’s earlier hearing: the owner reduced visual obstruction above three feet, added wire at the top of the fence, carved out access to the water meter, and met with public-works and sheriff’s…
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