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Warrick County BZA denies variance for six-foot fence on Oak Grove Road
Summary
The Warrick County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4-2 to deny a request to keep a six-foot privacy fence that extends into a required 25-foot front-yard setback at a property on Oak Grove Road, citing safety and ordinance compliance.
The Warrick County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request for a six-foot fence that encroached into a required 25-foot front-yard setback at a property on Oak Grove Road, voting 4-2 in favor of denial.
The requested variance (filed as BZA-VD-2025-16) would have permitted a six-foot fence where the county's comprehensive zoning ordinance limits fences to four feet within the first 25 feet of the road right of way. Board member Sherry Sherman moved to deny the variance, and the motion passed after a roll-call vote in which four members voted in favor and two opposed; one member was absent.
Staff reported the complaint said the fence extends roughly 22–23 feet into the required front yard measured from the edge of the road right of way and that the existing fence begins about two feet inside the front property…
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