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Board continues corrugated-metal fence case on General McMullen amid property-line questions
Summary
A request to allow a corrugated-metal fence at a General McMullen property was continued after testimony and staff presentation revealed discrepancies in the address and property-line mapping. The applicant said encampments and vandalism prompted installation; staff recommended denial of the metal material.
The Board of Adjustment continued consideration of a requested exception to allow a corrugated-metal fence at a property on General McMullen after the applicant and staff identified confusion in the filing about the exact fence location and property lines.
Staff recommended denial of the material (corrugated metal), citing that the proposed material would impact the character of the district and did not meet exception standards. The applicant’s representative, Ana Ilianes, and property owner Germán Olivas Armendáriz described repeated trespassing, encampments and graffiti on adjacent vacant lots and said the metal fence was installed to deter illegal entry and protect the business. The neighbor testimony described safety and criminal-activity concerns on nearby vacant lots.
During the presentation staff and the applicant reviewed the site plan and an orange line showing the fence location; board members, noting the map did not match what speakers described, directed staff and the applicant to correct the address/property-line information and re-notice the item so it can return with accurate drawings and materials samples.
The board’s action preserves the right to reconsider once the applicant submits corrected legal descriptions and site plans; the chair asked the applicant to return with the clarified location and documentation of ownership boundaries.
