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City staff propose rule change to limit extreme wall heights created by flood‑elevation grading; commission asks for commercial/residential analysis
Summary
City planners proposed amending the Unified Land Development Regulations to measure non‑habitable fence and wall height from the adjacent exterior grade (as previously applied) to reduce instances of 10–15 foot exposed boundary walls created by site fill and finished‑floor elevation increases.
Carla Ann Devanish, principal planner in Development Services, presented proposed changes to how the city measures the height of fences and walls, a topic that has produced multiple variances since the city adopted flood‑elevation and fill rules.
Devanish described how 2021 changes to FEMA‑related finished‑floor elevation and the city’s temporary allowance of site fill had produced situations where a redeveloped property could build a standard code fence on its improved grade while adjacent properties would face a 10–15‑foot exposed wall on the neighbor…
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