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El Paso HLC allows metal fence at 1411 Field Street with painting condition
Summary
The El Paso Historic Landmark Commission approved a reconsideration allowing metal panels for an 8-foot fence at 1411 Field Street on the condition the panels be painted; commissioners cited limited street visibility but debated precedent and material appropriateness.
At a meeting of the City of El Paso Historic Landmark Commission, members voted to approve a reconsidered certificate of appropriateness allowing metal panels for an 8-foot fence at 1411 Field Street, with the condition that the panels be painted.
Staff told the commission the property is a contributing 1926 residence in the Sunset Heights Historic District and that the commission had previously approved an 8-foot fence. Staff also said the owner revised the approved design — originally solid wood planks — to sheet-metal panels, and that "metal panels are not a historic fence material in the district," noting the new material differs from what the commission had approved.
The commission's discussion centered on three issues: visibility from the…
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