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Planning Commission backs Modern Woodmen request for 8-foot metal fence at 1701 1st Avenue

Rock Island Planning and Zoning Commission · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The Rock Island Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend City Council approve a variance to allow an 8-foot metal fence along the trail at Modern Woodmen's property at 1701 1st Avenue; staff said similar fencing already exists on parts of the site and that the change would not alter the neighborhood character.

The Rock Island Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve a variance allowing Modern Woodmen to install an 8-foot metal fence along the trail at 1701 1st Avenue.

Community Development staff told the commission the city’s zoning ordinance limits side and rear yard fences to 6 feet, and that the applicant requested an exception to install an 8-foot metal fence. Eunice, a Community Development planner, said staff found two of the three…

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