Leawood board approves 6-foot privacy fence for 2900 West 90th Street

The Board of Zoning Appeals for Leawood on Wednesday approved a request to install a six-foot wood privacy fence at 2900 West 90th Street.

The applicant, Tamara Vetch, told the board the couple bought the property two years ago, have been renovating it and want to replace an existing, deteriorated fence and extend a six-foot fence around the rear perimeter of the lot. "We wanna replace, the fence," Vetch said during her presentation.

A staff member summarized the request for the board: "The applicant would like to install a 6 foot wood privacy fence along the perimeter of the property." Board members asked procedural and location questions; Vetch clarified the fence would be set well back from the street and would run nearly to the back of the house. After brief questions, a board member moved to approve the case and another seconded; the board voted in favor and the chair announced, "It's been approved. You'll be notified in writing."

The board did not identify any public objections on the record and staff did not report outstanding technical conditions tied to the approval. The applicants were told they would receive written notification of the decision.

The action resolves the fence-height exception request for the R-1 lot at 2900 West 90th Street; further permits or inspections required for construction were not discussed at length during the hearing and will follow normal permitting procedures.

The hearing opened with approval of minutes and concluded with the board moving on to subsequent cases after granting the fence exception.