Collierville DRC recommends BMA waive fence standard for Paige Robbins adult day center

At its July meeting the Collierville Design Review Commission recommended that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) grant a waiver from the town—s design guidelines to allow replacement of a rear-yard privacy fence at Paige Robbins Adult Daycare with precast concrete panels, with wood panels retained in one area to allow future expansion.

The waiver request stems from safety concerns for Paige Robbins— clients, who include people with memory loss and varied mobility. Jamie, planning staff, told the commission the applicant argued the existing shadow-box wooden fence could be scaled quickly by an agile client and that the proposed precast panels would increase long-term durability. Planning staff recommended approval, saying existing vegetation would break up any long, unrelieved fence appearance and meet the intent of the guidelines that require masonry columns every 50 feet.

Paige Robbins Adult Daycare is at 1961 South Houston Levee Road in the Aubadell Farms planned…