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Commission pushes back on staff’s proposed 6‑ft fence definition, asks for 4‑ft front‑yard limit and guardrail exemptions
Charlottesville Planning Commission · November 13, 2025
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Summary
Staff proposed treating fences differently by height, but commissioners said 6‑ft privacy fences in front yards are inappropriate; they asked staff to lower the front‑yard limit to 4 feet and exempt code‑required guardrails and handrails.
The commission spent a sustained portion of the Nov. 12 work session on proposed changes to the city's fence and wall rules. Staff said fence and wall standards are entangled across the code and proposed a definition change to avoid rewriting multiple…
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