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Havre de Grace board denies variance for fence and shed at 728 Water Street
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an after-the-fact request to keep a six-foot front-yard fence and a front-yard shed at 728 Water Street after the planning department recommended denial and a neighboring property owner contested the changes' effect on the historic streetscape.
The Havre de Grace Board of Appeals on April 2 denied a request by the owner of 728 Water Street to keep a six-foot fence and a front-yard shed, concluding the applicant had not met the city code standards for an area variance.
The planning department recommended denial under city code section 25-16E, citing a fence exceeding the four-foot front-yard height limit and placement of a shed in the front yard. Eric Lawrence, speaking for the Department of Planning, told the board the staff report ‘‘recommends denial for the variance request for a fence exceeding 4T in height and a shed in the front yard’’ and made the report available online.
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