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Commission backs staff limits on gate and fences at 1211 South Alamo, citing guidelines
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Summary
Owners seeking to place a sliding vehicular gate at the porch line and taller privacy fencing were told to set taller elements behind the front wall plane; the board supported staff recommendations and approved a 4-foot front picket fence/stipulations.
SAN ANTONIO — Homeowners seeking to install a sliding gate and new fencing at 1211 South Alamo were told by the board on April 17 to locate taller fencing and gates behind the home’s front wall plane in keeping with guidelines; commissioners supported staff’s recommendation unanimously.
Owner William Camilla said the request was driven by repeated incidents on the property — littering, people using the yard and safety concerns from nearby commercial activity — and asked to put a sliding gate at the porch line. “People put cigarette butts and even vomit in the yard,” Camilla said, describing safety and privacy issues and arguing a gate closer to the street would deter misuse and make it easier to enter and exit amid parked cars.
Staff told the board the guidelines treat fences in front of the front wall plane as front-yard elements and limit solid fences; staff recommended the taller vehicular gate and privacy fence be set behind the front wall plane and recommended a 4-foot transparent picket or wrought-iron fence at the front yard to demarcate the property. Commissioners suggested alternatives — an automated hinged gate or a 4-foot transparent fence — that would improve security while respecting the historic district.
On a motion to support staff’s recommendations, the board voted unanimously to approve the fence and gate plan with the stipulation that the gate and tall fence be installed behind the front wall plane and that front-yard materials meet the 4-foot height limit unless otherwise approved by the commission.
