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Board of Adjustment approves limited barbed‑wire fencing at Vulcan Quarry after neighborhood agreement
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved variances allowing barbed‑wire only along the rear and a northwest side of Vulcan’s quarry property at 12307 Hebner Road, after the applicant and nearby homeowners reached an agreement to remove barbed wire where homes abut the site.
The Board of Adjustment voted to grant variances that will allow Vulcan Materials to finish a chain‑link security fence and install limited barbed‑wire along the rear and the northwest side of the quarry property at 12307 Hebner Road.
The approval came after the applicant, represented by Bill Kaufman of the Kaufman Group, said he and neighborhood associations reached a written agreement to remove barbed wire where the fence abuts Shavano Forest and Shavano Heights homeowners.
Board Chair Orian opened the discussion by outlining staff findings that public safety and security for the working quarry justified relief from setback and fence‑height rules. Bill Kaufman told commissioners the company had met repeatedly with nearby neighborhoods and had signed agreements with two homeowner associations. "We have signed…
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