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Sellersburg board hears request for 12‑foot wildlife fence at Clark Regional Airport
Summary
An applicant asked the Sellersburg Board of Zoning Appeals to allow a 12‑foot chain‑link wildlife fence with barbed wire around Clark Regional Airport, citing FAA design criteria and wildlife strikes; staff recommended approval with conditions and the board moved to approve the variance.
Curtis Brown of Wilpert Engineers told the Sellersburg Board of Zoning Appeals that the airport is seeking a variance to install a 12‑foot perimeter wildlife fence, explaining it follows FAA design criteria intended to reduce wildlife incursions on the airfield.
The request, filed as petition 2026‑03‑DV‑02, would allow the fence to exceed the Sellersburg Unified Development Ordinance’s 10‑foot maximum by two feet to accommodate three strands of barbed wire and a wildlife skirt. Brown said the change is a safety measure prompted by…
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