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Highland Park board approves 6-foot fence for new home at 2789 Oak Street
Summary
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance allowing a 6-foot fence along the north frontage of a new single-family home at 2789 Oak Street, overriding the 4-foot front-yard limit that applies to corner lots. The board cited the lot's atypical adjacency to a public parking/vehicular-use area and neighborhood support.
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously Nov. 6 to grant a fence/site variation for a new single-family house at 2789 Oak Street, allowing a 6-foot fence where the code limits front-yard fences to 4 feet on corner lots.
The variance was requested by applicant Megan Coyle of Role Studio on behalf of the property owner. The board recorded a roll-call vote with six members present voting in favor. Vice Chair Yablon moved to adopt the drafted variances; the motion was seconded and carried by voice/roll call.
Board members and the applicant said the lot is unusual: it fronts Oak Street and also abuts a vehicular-use area that functions as a public parking lot for the nearby Lake County Forest Preserve and provides gated access…
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