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Norton BZA approves 8-foot fence variance at 4145 Tapper Road, contingent on building permit
Summary
The City of Norton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals approved a variance allowing an 8-foot privacy fence at 4145 Tapper Road after hearing testimony about alleged neighbor harassment, surveillance and property vandalism; approval was contingent on obtaining a building permit.
The City of Norton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals on June 17 approved a variance allowing an 8-foot privacy fence at 4145 Tapper Road, contingent on the applicant obtaining a building permit.
Zoning Administrator Bill Grama told the board that the city's residential zoning limits fence height to 6 feet in rear yards and that 8- and 10-foot fences are permitted only in business or industrial zones. "In a residential neighborhood, rear yards' maximum fence height is 6 foot," Grama said, and he advised that any fence higher than 6 feet will require a building permit.
The variance petition, filed May 30, 2025 as BZA application A07/2025, was presented by homeowner Justin Harlemer, who said the request was motivated by safety and privacy concerns after repeated incidents involving a neighboring household. "This request is not about appearance or sound…
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