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Troy board denies 6-foot front-fence request, permits 4-foot shadow-box with setback relief
Summary
A Troy resident seeking a 6-foot front-yard fence to protect a child who elopes agreed to reduce the design; the board denied the 6-foot height variance but approved a setback variance allowing a 4-foot shadow-box fence built close to the property line under specified conditions.
Mark Heffernan, who identified himself at the meeting as living at 34 Brunswick Road, asked the board for permission to install a 4–6-foot scallop-top fence in his front yard to protect a son who elopes.
Heffernan described a design that curves from 6 feet at posts down to 4 feet between posts to balance privacy and neighborhood visibility. Board members and neighbors voiced aesthetic concerns about a solid 6-foot…
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