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Hobart zoning board tables request to allow front-yard fence at 37 N Guyer St.
Summary
The City of Hobart Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 5 tabled Petition 25-12 — a request to allow an existing 3-foot front-yard wood fence at 37 N Guyer St. — after the petitioner was absent; City Attorney Heather McCarthy said multiple related complaints are pending in city court.
The City of Hobart Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously tabled a variance request for a front-yard fence at 37 N Guyer Street on Feb. 5 after the petitioner did not appear.
Chairman Stuart Allen convened the meeting at 5:30 p.m. and the board voted 4-0 to table Petition 25-12, which sought approval to allow an existing 3-foot wood fence in the front yard under Sec. 154.006(G)(5)(a). Nick Triana moved to table the petition; Ron Jackson seconded, and the motion carried on a unanimous vote by the four members present.
City Attorney Heather McCarthy told the board there are ‘‘various complaints other than the front yard fence pending before the city court’’ related to the property and said she and the Building Department were coordinating on a resolution to present at the petitioner’s next court hearing. Chairman Allen asked whether jurisdiction for the multiple complaints rested with the court or with the board; McCarthy indicated the fence variance itself should be decided by the board.
The petitioner and owner, Zachary Tillman, was not present for the public hearing. The board did not take up evidence or testimony on the fence variance and instead deferred further consideration until the petitioner and any court-related matters are resolved.
The board had earlier approved the Jan. 6, 2026 minutes and accepted the meeting agenda. The session adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
