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Leawood board approves 6-foot fence exception for property on West 80th Terrace
Summary
The Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals granted a request to replace 4-foot fence sections with 6-foot fencing along a property on West 80th Terrace, citing pet containment and aesthetic uniformity; the action was approved by voice vote and the applicant will be notified in writing.
At its February meeting, the Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request to replace several 4-foot fence sections with 6-foot fencing along a property on West 80th Terrace.
The change was requested so the property owner could contain a pet and match surrounding fences. "We have a Siberian husky who jumps that quite a bit," Garrett Rampon, the property owner and applicant, said as he described the proposal and the locations on the site plan where 4-foot fence sections would be removed and replaced with 6-foot panels.
The request was presented as a fence-height exception, not a variance, under the development standard cited by the motion. Staff described the proposal as replacing existing 4-foot, three-slat fence sections with 6-foot fencing along multiple property boundary segments. Rampon said most adjacent properties already have 6-foot fences and that the higher fence would help keep the dog away from a neighboring Montessori school.
A board member made a motion to approve the case, citing compliance with "LDS section 16-4-9.5(a) in an R-1 district" as the regulatory reference. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board chair said the applicant would "be notified in writing." The transcript does not record individual board members' roll-call votes.
The meeting contained one substantive agenda item and was brief. Board members asked for clarification of the aerial photographs and the exact lot lines; the applicant pointed out the segments on the site plan proposed for replacement. No public opposition or additional conditions were recorded in the transcript.
The board's action authorizes the fence-height exception for the identified property; implementation will proceed subject to the city's standard permit and notification processes, as applicable.
