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Wauwatosa BZA denies alley fence setback exception at 2103 N. 107th St.
Summary
The Wauwatosa Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied a request by homeowner Mike Kartz for an exception to the alley setback after finding no unique hardship; the fence had been installed with a 4‑inch setback though city code requires an 18‑inch alley setback.
The Wauwatosa Board of Zoning Appeals on a unanimous vote denied an exception request from homeowner Mike Kartz to retain a fence installed 4 inches from the property line along the alley at 2103 North 107th Street.
The board said the city fence code requires fences adjacent to an alley to be set back a minimum of 18 inches from the lot line; the applicant’s contractor built a replacement fence in the same location as a prior fence and a permit had been applied for but was not issued because required drawings were incomplete. ‘‘The constructed fence along the alley has a 4 inch setback from the property line for a length of approximately 21 feet,’’ City code enforcement officer Andy Krause told the board.
The denial followed the…
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