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Danville board denies homeowner’s variance to keep fence in drainage and utility easement
Summary
After a public hearing the Danville Board of Zoning Appeals denied a homeowner’s request to keep a fence that crosses a drainage and utility easement, citing the town’s unified development ordinance and staff recommendation; the petitioner argued safety and presented drainage analysis and mitigation commitments.
Danville — The Danville Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request from a homeowner seeking to keep a fence that encroaches into a drainage and utility easement after a public hearing and staff recommendation to deny.
The petitioner, identified in the hearing as Mr. Calpian, told the board the fence matches neighboring permitted fencing and presented engineering excerpts and calculations he said show minimal drainage impact. He said the peak modeled flow through his yard in a 100-year storm is 0.94 cubic feet per second (about six gallons per second) and that engineering review he consulted…
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