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Planning committee recommends two building permits and adds fence-permit requirement
Summary
The local planning committee voted to forward a building-permit recommendation for 203 Bridge Street (Donald Foxworthy) and a permit for two small additions for Sharon Goulsby to the city council, and approved adding a requirement that fences have a lightweight permit to verify location, height and vision clearances.
The planning committee voted to recommend that the city council consider two building permits and approved adding a requirement that fences be subject to a lightweight building permit to verify location, height and vision clearances.
The panel recommended forwarding a permit for 203 Bridge Street for applicant Donald Foxworthy after he told the committee he plans to remove an existing carport and move a storage building from an adjacent lot into that location, with the structure’s doorway facing the street. Committee members confirmed the structure will not require water or electric service and that it appears to meet setback requirements, including roughly nine feet measured from a backyard fence. After brief questions and a motion to recommend council approval, the committee voted to forward the item; committee members noted the permit will appear on the council agenda the next evening at 5:30.
The committee also reviewed a second residential permit for Sharon Goulsby to square off two small areas of her house with additions described in the packet as approximately 9-by-9 and 12-by-12 feet. Members noted the proposed siding (Hardie board) should match the existing house, discussed a contractor estimate of about $35,000 to complete the work, and confirmed apparent compliance with setback rules. The committee moved and seconded a recommendation to forward Goulsby’s permit to council.
Separately, a committee member proposed adding one sentence to the fences and wall-height limits language to require a permit so staff can verify location, height and vision clearances before problems arise. The proposal grew out of recent instances the committee cited in which fences were built in the wrong place, including one fence that encroached into an alley and later complicated a variance request for a carport. Committee members supported creating a simplified, fence-only permit form using an abbreviated first page of the standard building-permit packet. The committee voted to add the sentence to the fence rule language and to include that change in the materials sent to council.
No formal council action occurred at the meeting; the committee’s actions were recommendations to the council. Meeting participants also discussed scheduling and administrative details before adjourning.
