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Planning commission recommends city council allow 8-foot fences in community-facilities zones, with tighter rules for taller additions
Summary
Commission voted 5-1 on June 11 to recommend an amendment to the zoning ordinance to permit fences up to 8 feet in C (Community Facilities) zones and up to 10 feet where the top 2 feet are at least 75% open; commissioners removed language restricting the change to "solid" fences.
The East Lansing Planning Commission on June 11 voted 5-1 to recommend that City Council amend the zoning code to allow fences up to 8 feet tall in properties zoned C, Community Facilities, and to permit an additional two feet (10 feet total) where the top two feet are at least 75% open and unobstructed. Commissioners agreed to remove the word "solid" from the draft language after discussion about unintended limits that word could impose.
The ordinance change originated after the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance the Parks, Recreation and Arts Department sought to install an 8-foot privacy fence with…
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