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Quincy zoning board delays decision on 6-foot fence at 7 Shoreside Road, requests mirror trial
Summary
After hours of testimony about blocked sight lines and neighborhood privacy, the Quincy Zoning Board continued an appeal to retain a 6-foot fence at 7 Shoreside Road to May 26, 2026, asking the city to install and monitor a convex mirror and for the applicant to consider shifting the fence as needed.
The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeal on Jan. 27 continued a request from Brittany Dunn to retain a recently erected 6-foot privacy fence at 7 Shoreside Road, directing the city to trial a convex mirror at the corner and to revisit the matter on May 26, 2026.
Dunn told the board the fence was erected to match neighboring yards and to provide privacy for her young child and dogs. “If we had ever known that this was not to code, we would have gone through the whole process ahead of time,” she said, adding that the fence reduced trespass and yard trash. The applicant said she had discussed a mirror with the traffic department and would await the board’s decision before installing anything herself.
Neighbors were sharply divided in…
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