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Board approves 6-foot fence variance for Patricia Lopez after neighbors cite harassment
Summary
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a six-foot fence along the front/east side of Patricia Lopez’s property, citing neighborhood testimony about longstanding harassment and alternate findings that the neighboring yard’s slope creates practical difficulty for a 4-foot fence.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 18 approved a variance allowing a six-foot fence along the front east side of a single-family lot in the Park Ridge East subdivision.
Zoning and Long Range Planner Joe Patterson told the board the fence did not meet UDO Section 20.04.08, which limits front fences to 4 feet, and staff recommended denial because the property has no peculiar physical conditions that would normally justify relief. Patterson said the fence was installed to address safety and privacy…
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