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Boca Raton zoning board approves 6‑foot front‑yard fence variance in Old Floresta, 4–1
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board approved a variance to allow portions of a 6‑foot fence in the front yard at 400 Paloma Ave, overriding staff's recommendation to deny; the vote was 4–1.
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board on May 1 granted a variance allowing portions of a front‑yard fence to be 6 feet tall at 400 Paloma Avenue in the Old Floresta historic neighborhood, approving the request in a 4–1 roll call vote despite staff’s recommendation to deny.
Tori Boone, zoning manager, told the board that the property (approx. 0.32 acres in R1D) dates to 1978 and that a 1995 permit in the file referenced a 4‑foot vinyl and wood picket fence but that over time the property's dense brush was cleared and a 6‑foot white fence became visible. Boone said…
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