Bexley board approves a series of fence and driveway variances, including 222 North Remington and 489 North View

At its May meeting the Bexley Board of Zoning and Planning cleared several routine applications, approving variances and special permits that included driveway, fence and landscaping conditions.

The board read findings of fact and granted a variance under Beexley code section 1262.04 to allow a nonconforming driveway at 222 North Remington to be replaced and modified as submitted. Staff had noted the property’s nonconforming status and that replacement in kind would normally be permitted, but the proposed modification required board action.

The board also granted a special permit for a six‑foot fence on the street side of a corner lot at 489 North View with conditions that the fence include 12–18 inches of transparency at the top and that the applicant submit a landscape plan for approval by the city landscape consultant. Mike McCoy of Ryan Brothers Landscaping represented the applicant and confirmed the homeowners were willing to include lattice or other transparency to meet the code guidance.

Separately, the board approved a variance for a front‑yard fence at 2760 Pal Avenue, conditioned on an approved landscape plan and year‑round screening per code. Staff reminded members that landscaping details must be submitted for staff review and that many fence approvals in the neighborhood had similar transparency or screening requirements.

Each approval included specific conditions or follow‑up tasks for staff, including landscape‑plan approval and verification during permit inspections.