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Board approves 6-foot privacy fence variance at corner property; owner cited child safety
Summary
A property owner was granted a variance to replace an existing metal fence with a six-foot vinyl privacy fence on a corner lot to secure a family yard; the board found no adverse neighborhood impacts.
The Troy Planning/Zoning board approved a variance allowing a property owner at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street to replace an existing metal fence with a six-foot vinyl privacy fence to secure outdoor space for his children.
Owner Clifton Davis told the board he bought the lot and wanted a higher fence for safety and privacy for his three children and a small pool. Board members and staff inspected the site and found the proposal consistent with neighboring properties and not likely to adversely affect the neighborhood.
The board classified the action as a Type II under environmental review and approved the fence variance by unanimous vote. The applicant and the board discussed retaining the existing fence alignment and simply replacing the fence material and height in the existing footprint.
Action details: PLZBA case PLZBA2025003478 was approved with a motion noting no adverse effect on the physical or environmental conditions of the neighborhood; vote recorded as unanimous.
