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Board denies landscape‑buffer reduction for outdoor storage yard after neighborhood objections
Summary
The BZA denied a landscape‑buffer and fence variance request for a commercial outdoor storage yard after neighborhood advocates and board members said the applicant failed to demonstrate a legal hardship and existing vegetation cannot substitute for an approved buffer plan.
The City Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 23 denied a request by a landscape company to reduce required 20‑foot Class B buffer widths around an outdoor storage yard and to eliminate required solid fencing on some property lines.
Staff reported the applicant proposed a 5‑foot buffer and an 8‑foot fence along the northern boundary and contended natural vegetation and floodplain constraints make full buffers impractical. Applicant…
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