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Harrison zoning board approves privacy-fence variance for Turner Ridge homeowner
Summary
The Harrison Zoning Appeals Board approved a variance allowing a six-foot privacy fence at 103 Turner Ridge Drive, conditioned so the fence remain on the house side of existing trees along Harrison Avenue; the decision followed testimony from the homeowner and confirmation that permits were submitted.
The Harrison Zoning Appeals Board approved a variance that allows a six-foot solid board privacy fence at 103 Turner Ridge Drive, the homeowner Jeremy Kane told the board at a zoning appeals meeting. The board imposed a condition that the fence be installed on the house side of the trees that face Harrison Avenue, preserving the streetside tree line.
The action addressed case number 2026-013, introduced by the chair as a request to permit a fence in a front-yard area that the city’s zoning code typically prohibits in an R-3 district. The chair summarized the ordinance’s safety and sight-line concerns and described the property as having a second front yard that abuts Harrison Avenue, a main business corridor.
Jeremy Kane, who identified himself as owner of 103 Turner Ridge Drive and was sworn for testimony, told the board he sought the fence “for privacy and safety for my newborn and my dog.” He said contractor All Pro Fence will install the structure and that he plans to stain it to match his deck: “I will be staining it myself the same color as my deck… I want it to look nice.”
Board members questioned a discrepancy in the application regarding height; an initial reference to 4 feet was corrected in the meeting record to a six-foot fence. The board and applicant also discussed the fence’s placement relative to existing trees; the applicant agreed the fence would be behind the trees on the Harrison Avenue side.
After confirming that a building permit had been submitted and initially declined before the variance application, a board member moved to approve the variance with the condition that the fence be placed on the house side of the trees. Another member seconded, and the board recorded affirmative votes from Russell Montgomery, Steve Burger, Sonny Ross, Bob Cox and Joe Cones. The motion passed unanimously.
The chair thanked the applicant and directed anyone with questions to contact Gordon or the building department. With no further business, the board adjourned.
