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Planning Commission approves fence findings, asks staff for explanatory diagram
Summary
The commission approved findings on fences and asked staff to prepare a simple diagram to illustrate how slope and rise affect perceived fence height for City Council consideration.
The Planning Commission of the City of Annapolis approved its findings on fence regulations and requested that staff prepare a simple illustrative diagram for transmission to the City Council.
The chair asked commissioners whether they had edits to the findings; with no substantive changes proposed, the commission voted to approve the document. Commissioner Cummings said he would prepare—or, as his availability allows, deliver—a simple diagram showing how a fence atop a rise can appear taller from lower ground, and he agreed to circulate the diagram to commissioners before forwarding the findings to council. The chair thanked commissioners for their work on the findings and noted the document would be signed and provided to Commissioner Savage.
Commissioners praised the draft as effectively capturing the discussion on ventilation, non‑occluded fence areas and balancing clear rules with design flexibility. The commission’s approval was recorded as a voice vote with no nays recorded in the meeting transcript.
The findings will be forwarded to City Council with the requested diagram to illustrate elevation and visual impact considerations for fences built on slopes.
