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Commissioners review variance request for 8-foot fence at 806 S. Loop 12 amid TxDOT right-of-way loss

Planning and Zoning Commission (Irving) · September 2, 2025
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Summary

Staff recommended denial of an 8-foot solid metal fence within the 30-foot front-yard setback at 806 S. Loop 12, citing variance criteria not met; commissioners discussed sight-line safety, gate operation, and whether barbed wire counts toward fence height.

Haley, planning staff, told the commission the applicant at 806 South Loop 12 seeks a variance from Section 33(a)(2) of the Unified Development Code to allow an 8-foot solid metal fence within the required 30-foot front-yard setback after a TxDOT right-of-way acquisition reduced the lot.

The request followed removal of an older chain-link fence (in place since before 2001) that must be rebuilt closer to the property…

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