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Hearing officer approves 8-foot fence at 3206 Chula Vista Circle with condition tying fence to paving
Summary
Cottonwood Heights approved CUP 25-020 permitting an 8-foot fence at 3206 Chula Vista Circle to screen RV/boat storage; the approval includes a new condition that the 8-foot fence be installed only after or concurrently with a paved pad for parking, addressing a neighbor's emailed concern about proximity.
The Cottonwood Heights administrative hearing approved a conditional-use permit for an 8-foot fence at 3206 Chula Vista Circle, adding a condition that the taller fence be installed after or at the same time as the concrete pad proposed for boat/RV parking.
Emma, a city staff presenter, outlined the proposal as an 8-foot brown Trex fence extending roughly 10 yards beyond the existing fence but not beyond the house to screen an RV or boat and to comply with HOA visual-impact bylaws. Emma said one public comment had been received by email and that staff recommended approval with standard conditions (building permit and inspections).
Applicant Steve Carlston told the hearing that his HOA had previously changed bylaws to a 6-foot fence but that two of seven HOA board members indicated they would consider an 8-foot variance subject to city approval. The hearing officer noted the emailed comment from "Mr. Larson," who raised concerns about the fence height and how far the fence would extend near his property.
After questioning the applicant about timing and whether the south-side area would be paved for parking, Administrative hearing officer Jim Spung moved to approve CUP 25-020 "subject to the conditions outlined in the staff report as well as articulated by Emma with the additional condition that the, 8 foot fence be installed either after or concurrently with the paved surface for the boat and RV parking on the south side of the home." The record shows the officer tied the permit to the related paving work to avoid installing an 8-foot fence before the parking surface existed.
The approval includes standard building-permit and inspection conditions; the hearing officer recorded the additional timing condition to address the neighbor's timing and visual-impact concerns.
