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Beavercreek BZA denies request to keep 6‑foot privacy fence on Haines Road
Summary
The Beavercreek Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 12 denied a variance request allowing a 6‑foot privacy fence to remain in the required front yard along Haines Road for a double‑frontage lot at 1680 North Lattie Court, citing uniform enforcement, prior code changes and the fence’s full encroachment into the front yard; the board recorded a majority‑
The Beavercreek Board of Zoning Appeals voted on Nov. 12 to deny a variance request that would have allowed a 6‑foot privacy fence to remain in the required front yard along Haines Road at 1680 North Lattie Court.
Staff explained the city’s R1A zoning generally limits fences in a required front yard to a maximum of 48 inches and that, after a 2023 zoning‑code amendment, double‑frontage lots may allow fences up to 48 inches to encroach up to 20 feet into the required front yard. Staff told the board the Mogenbergs’ fence encroached the full required front‑yard area (effectively 100% encroachment) and had been constructed without a permit. Staff recommended denial because the…
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