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After contentious debate, Newberry County BZA allows Lake Murray fence to remain
Summary
Following lengthy testimony about a mediated settlement and a county survey showing a 47-foot encroachment, the board granted a variance allowing a privacy fence at 1209 Newberry Shores to remain. The decision followed debate over mediation compliance, ordinance definitions, and whether to postpone pending a county text amendment.
A dispute over a privacy fence near Lake Murray ended with the Newberry County Board of Zoning Appeals granting a variance to keep the fence at 1209 Newberry Shores Drive on Feb. 3.
Greg Pierce, the property owner, told the board he built the fence after seeing many neighbors do the same and said he spent about $40,000 on the installation. "There's nothing in this $40,000 fence that's offensive to anybody," Pierce said, urging the board to delay action until county council clarified the…
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