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DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission approves 6-foot fence variance at 529 Fisk Avenue
Summary
The DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a variance to allow a 6-foot privacy fence in a portion of the front yard at 529 Fisk Avenue, citing lot narrowness and neighbor support; staff referenced similar precedent cases and three supporting letters.
The DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission on April 20 approved a variance allowing a 6-foot privacy fence to be built in a portion of the front yard at 529 Fisk Avenue.
The unanimous vote followed testimony from the applicant, Kyle Riley, and a staff report outlining a hardship created by the lot’s narrow corner configuration. "This is our home… we'd like to just make it a little bit more private," Riley said, describing plans for an aluminum, semi-private fence with cement footers that would sit about 4 feet from the property line (roughly 5 feet from the sidewalk).
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