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Mansfield Zoning Board denies variance to place 6-foot fence inside utility easement at M3 Ranch corner lot
Summary
The Mansfield Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously (5-0) to deny a homeowner’s request (ZBA25-006) to place a 6-foot fence five feet from the sidewalk — inside a utility easement and short of the 15-foot setback — at 600 M3 Ranch Road after staff cited safety and easement access concerns.
The Mansfield Zoning Board of Adjustment on Nov. 5 denied a homeowner’s request to reduce the required 15-foot side-yard fence setback to 5 feet and to locate a 6-foot fence within a utility easement at 600 M3 Ranch Road, voting unanimously 5-0.
The vote followed a staff presentation noting that Section 155.094 of the Mansfield Zoning Ordinance restricts fences taller than 36 inches from being placed less than 15 feet from a side property line adjacent to a public street. "This section of the ordinance is specifically established in order to create a safe, visible, street front along all of our ... corridors," Planning and Development assistant director Artie Wheaton Rodriguez told the board, citing visibility and utility concerns.
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