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Resident urges NDOT and council involvement after BZA fence setback variance could obstruct bike lane

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission · October 20, 2025
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A resident told BPAC she is contesting a Board of Zoning Appeals appeal that would allow a fence built beyond its setback near a preschool on 12 South, saying the fence intrudes on visibility and the bike lane; she asked NDOT and the commission to review the variance and urged contacting Councilmember Cash and MDOT director Diana Alarcon.

A resident, Marybeth Snodgrass, addressed the commission during public comment to raise concern about a Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) appeal to allow a fence that she said extends six feet beyond the required setback adjacent to an arterial boulevard with a bike lane.

Snodgrass said the fence, already built on 12 South near a…

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