Troy board denies request for six‑foot privacy fence on corner lot at 6898 Vernmore

The Troy City Building Code Board of Appeals denied a request for a six‑foot privacy fence at 6898 Vernmore on Nov. 5, 2025, after neighbors urged the board to preserve the subdivision's open, park‑like character and staff outlined by‑right alternatives.

The board heard from Dominic, a city planning staff member, who described the application as a fence‑height variance for a corner lot in the R‑1B district. "According to the City of Troy's zoning ordinance," Dominic said, the district requires a 40‑foot front yard setback along both frontages and "the zoning ordinance limits fence height in the front yard to 30 inches." The applicant sought to install a six‑foot vinyl privacy fence that would run about 68 feet along Scone and return 39 feet to the house, placing roughly 98 feet of six‑foot…