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Commission backs 8-foot fence at Bransford Road with conditions, recommends council review

2987041 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

After extended discussion and testimony from the homeowner about safety, noise and an ongoing city sidewalk/drainage project, the commission voted 5-2 to recommend approval for an 8-foot wood fence near Bransford Road, with conditions including compliance with opacity rules and temporary screening until landscaping matures.

The Planning and Zoning Commission on April 14 recommended approval, by a 5-2 vote, of a special use permit request to replace an existing chain-link fence with an eight-foot western red cedar fence along Bransford Road at 405 Oakcrest Hill Drive (owner Roger Presnell). The commission attached conditions: the fence should meet the city’s opacity requirements for solid fences, and temporary screening (for example a fence weave) is allowed for up to 12 months while landscaping establishes.

Homeowner Roger Presnell told the…

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