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Board declines CMU retaining wall at 447 Fir Drive; neighborhood group urges berm preservation
Summary
The board denied approval of an 18-inch concrete-masonry retaining wall at 447 Fir Drive after hearing testimony from the owner citing safety and from the Monticello Park Neighborhood Association urging preservation of the earthen berm; staff asked for a revised low landscaping wall in appropriate materials.
SAN ANTONIO — The Compliance and Technical Advisory Board voted April 17 to support staff’s recommendation to deny approval of a concrete masonry unit (CMU) retaining wall at 447 Fir Drive and asked the applicant to submit a revised design using more appropriate, low-profile landscaping materials.
Applicant Mr. Weinberg said erosion and recent rains caused dangerous mud and slippery conditions at his front yard, described a stop-work order issued…
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