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Albany City zoning board approves two fence variances after neighbors testify of harassment
Summary
The Albany City zoning board on Jan. 7 approved two area variances for a 463-address property to allow a taller, more opaque front-yard fence after owners said neighbors repeatedly harassed them and police advised erecting a barrier. Supportive neighbors and planning staff comments were heard.
On Jan. 7, the Albany City Zoning Board granted two area variances that will allow an existing 6-foot, largely opaque front-yard fence at the property identified in the record as 463 (transcript lists both 'Madison Street' and 'Magazine Street'). The applicants, Jake Owens and his wife, told the board they installed the fence after years of harassment from the adjacent household and said police advised them to put up a taller barrier.
The applicants presented photos of nearby properties with similar 6-foot fences and tall hedges and said the fence restored privacy and peace. "We just want peace," Jake Owens told the…
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