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Commission backs corner‑yard variance to allow 6‑foot privacy fence at 107 North Madison Street
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission approved a recommendation to grant a variance allowing a 6‑foot privacy fence in the corner side yard at 107 North Madison Street to accommodate septic system setbacks; the approval includes a 10‑foot setback from the property line and reflects health‑department input.
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a variance that will allow a homeowner at 107 North Madison Street to install a 6‑foot privacy fence in the corner side yard, after staff said septic system constraints prevent placing the fence in the usual locations.
Planning staff presented the petition as a request for relief from section 9.03.2 of the Unified Development Ordinance to permit the taller fence in the corner side yard on a roughly 0.6‑acre R‑2 lot improved with a single‑family home and detached garage. Jeff Lind, planning staff, said the petitioner cannot locate the fence along the normal rear lot line because of the placement of a septic tank and septic components and that the applicant proposed moving the fence 10 feet in from the lot line to reduce any effect on neighbors and sightlines.
Staff recommended approval after factoring in the health department’s recommendations for setbacks from septic components. Lind said the reduced extent of the variance would “minimize any adverse impacts to neighbors or passing motorists.” No members of the public spoke at the meeting on the matter.
After discussion the commission moved to accept the findings of fact and recommend approval of a variance from 9.03.2 (accessory uses and structures) to permit the 6‑foot privacy fence in the corner side yard; the motion passed on a roll call vote with all members recorded as yes.
The recommendation will go to the village board for final action. Staff noted the approval is a site‑specific variance tied to the septic layout and the plan submitted, and that the petitioner agreed to the 10‑foot inward setback shown on the site plan.
