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Brookfield board amends encroachment rules to set 18-inch setback and 30-inch maximum low-barrier wall height
Summary
Trustees voted to amend and then adopt an ordinance changing Division 5 of the village code to require permitted low-barrier walls not exceed 30 inches in height and to be set back at least 18 inches from the curb; staff asked for time to confirm whether those construction standards should be codified for all future projects.
The Village of Brookfield board on March 9 voted to amend and adopt an ordinance updating Division 5 of the village code that governs permitted encroachments in residentially zoned properties.
Trustee Hendricks moved to add language requiring permitted low-barrier wall encroachments to be no taller than 30 inches and to be set back at least 18 inches from the curb, citing child-safety and sight-line concerns near school properties. “If there is a…
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