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Board of Adjustments approves 10-foot fence variance for sports court at 1055 Country Club Road
Summary
The Lucas Board of Adjustments voted 4–1 to grant a variance allowing a 10-foot fence around a backyard sports court at 1055 Country Club Road (Edwards Addition), citing the lot's size and tree buffer as distinguishing factors; staff clarified a 12-foot note on one plan was for a pool permit and the official request was for 10 feet.
The Lucas Board of Adjustments on a 4–1 vote approved a variance allowing a 10-foot fence around a private sports court at 1055 Country Club Road in the Edwards Addition, the board decided after hearing staff presentation and applicant testimony.
Development services director Joe Hilborn told the board the applicant sought to install a 10-foot fence around a sports court on a roughly 3.934-acre lot and that city code normally limits rear-yard fences to 8 feet. Hilborn said the board’s packet cited two prior similar requests — at 872 Bristol Park and 901 Parchment Way — that were denied unanimously.
Applicant Conrad Feagin described the court as a tennis court with a basketball goal on one end and said it…
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