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Planning commission flags conflicting fence setbacks, recommends clarifying language to city council
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended clarifying wording in the proposed fence ordinance (Title 10-11-10) after identifying a conflict between a 9-foot back-of-curb setback and a sentence referencing a 1-foot sidewalk setback.
The Fruit Heights Planning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to Title 10-11-10, which governs fences, walls and hedges, and recommended clarifying language to resolve a conflict in setback measurements.
Staff presented redlined text that would set front-yard fences at a maximum height of 4 feet and require a minimum 9-foot setback from the back of curb (or the city-determined edge of right-of-way where no curb exists). A later sentence in the draft referencing a one-foot setback from sidewalks created an internal conflict in the draft; staff and commissioners agreed the two…
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