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Zoning board approves 6-foot backyard fence at 985 West Wooster with landscaping condition
Summary
The Bowling Green Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing a 6-foot fence that extends past the front-facing elevation at 985 West Wooster Street, conditioned on planting six 4-foot arborvitae to soften the appearance.
The Bowling Green Zoning Board of Appeals on a split vote approved a variance allowing a 6-foot fence at 985 West Wooster Street that extends past the front-facing elevation of the neighboring house, conditioned on landscaping to soften the fence.
Property owner Michelle Veil told the board she built the fence after a contractor she hired assured her permits were in place and said she feared for her family’s safety because of threatening behavior by long‑term renters next door. “This has been going on for the 3 years that they’ve been there,” Veil said, describing repeated threats and saying the backyard had been “a place of peace” that she wanted to reclaim while caring for a sick parent.
The board heard from Chase Fletcher, senior planner, who explained that fences are…
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