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Board approves variance to omit masonry columns on fence at 1005 Marylinger Court
Summary
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing portions of a privacy fence at 1005 Marylinger Court to be built without masonry columns where sewer and utility easements prevent columns every 50 feet, after staff found the variance met zoning criteria and the applicant agreed to install columns where feasible.
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals on July 17 approved a variance permitting portions of a privacy fence at 1005 Marylinger Court to be constructed without masonry columns where sanitary sewer and utility easements prevent the required columns.
Staff told the board the property is zoned Regional Commerce 4 and noted two prior BZA approvals for the site: a September 2023 approval locating the proposed principal building 225 feet from the front lot line and an April 2025 approval allowing a 7-foot fence in the front yard. Staff said the zoning ordinance requires masonry columns every 50 feet for fences serving nonresidential uses, but Water and Sewer and Engineering department comments prevent masonry columns within five feet of a sanitary sewer easement and…
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