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El Centro council overturns planning commission, approves 6‑foot wall at 2779 West Main Street
Summary
After a public hearing with neighbors objecting on sightline and safety grounds, the City Council voted 3–2 to grant a variance allowing a six‑foot masonry and wrought‑iron wall at 2779 West Main Street and to deny the triangular corner cutback required by zoning staff and the planning commission.
The El Centro City Council voted 3–2 to approve a zone variance allowing a six‑foot masonry wall with wrought‑iron panels at the northwest corner of 2779 West Main Street, overturning a planning commission decision that denied a corner cutback.
Planner Angel Hernandez told the council the planning commission had approved the wall along Main Street but denied the applicant’s request for a triangular corner cutback that staff said could obstruct drivers’ and pedestrians’ sightlines. Hernandez reviewed the four legal findings required for a variance and said the commission concluded the cutback was…
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