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Whitestown BZA denies Citizens Energy chain-link fence variance after widespread neighborhood opposition
Summary
The board denied Citizens Energy Group’s request to permit a 7-foot chain-link fence with barbed wire at a site adjacent to Eagles Nest (BZA-25-012-DSV). Residents raised concerns about property values, safety, notice and proximity of large storage tanks; the board found the petitioner had not met variance criteria and voted 5–0 to deny.
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 6 denied a development standards variance (BZA-25-012-DSV) requested by Citizens Energy Group to install a 7-foot black vinyl chain-link fence (with barbed wire referenced in materials) around a parcel adjacent to the Eagles Nest subdivision.
Staff introduced the item noting the property is zoned R-3 (medium-density residential) and that the UDO prohibits chain-link fences in residential districts. Staff also said it had received three emailed objections from nearby residents prior to the hearing. Bruce Cooley, program manager at Citizens Energy Group, told the board the company uses a 7-foot black vinyl chain-link fence as a system-wide security standard and…
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