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Board grants variance for six-foot fence at 6714 Balmoral Road despite sight-triangle concerns
Summary
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 voted 3-2 to allow a six-foot wooden fence at 6714 Balmoral Road after petitioners argued it improved safety; planning staff had raised clear-sight-triangle and front-yard-height code concerns.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 granted a variance allowing a six-foot wooden fence at 6714 Balmoral Road, voting 3-2 at a public hearing. The petition sought relief from the consolidated zoning and subdivision ordinance that limits front‑yard fences in residential districts to 3.5 feet and prohibits encroachment in clear sight triangles.
Petitioner Hestia Campos told the board the fence was installed for safety after “incidents directly affected our house,” and submitted police reports, including an incident in which her German shepherd was shot. “We put up a fence to protect our safety,”…
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