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Planning commission recommends approval of 8-foot screening fence at CSX storage yard
Summary
On Aug. 19 the Winchester City Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Conditional Use Permit CP25231 allowing an eight-foot screening fence along the CSX storage yard and two adjacent city-owned lots on North Kent Street, subject to design and replacement conditions and community coordination.
The Winchester City Planning Commission on Aug. 19 recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit CP25231 to allow an eight-foot screening fence in the front yard of a CSX railroad storage yard and two adjacent city-owned parcels at 421–501 and 521 North Kent Street.
Mr. Benson, a planning staff member, told the commission the proposal would place an eight-foot screening wall where front-yard fencing normally is limited to four feet. The main stated purpose is to screen the CSX storage yard from a new retention-pond green space the city is building nearby. Benson said staff added conditions after a work…
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