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Zoning board grants Fraser homeowner variance to keep 6-foot privacy fence near McKinley Park
Summary
After a public hearing and neighbor objections over code compliance, the Fraser Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously July 17 to grant a variance allowing Laura Griffin Stewart to keep a 6-foot, 92-foot privacy fence at a corner lot across from McKinley Park. The board cited unique right‑of‑way conditions and found no danger to sight lines.
FRASER, Mich. — The City of Fraser Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously Thursday to grant a variance allowing resident Laura Griffin Stewart to retain a constructed 6-foot vinyl privacy fence along a 92-foot section of her corner lot at Grove and Hanover, across from McKinley Park.
Planner Lauren presented the application (ZBA 25-0231471) and told the board the request was evaluated under Section 9-3(c) of the Fraser code. Lauren said the property’s wider-than-normal right-of-way and proximity to the park created unique circumstances and that the fence would not, in the planner’s judgment, create a safety hazard or materially impair the public interest. “We recommend CBA grant…
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