Commission approves 8-foot chain-link fence with windscreen at Vantage Apartments, requires boundary survey

The Beachwood Planning & Zoning Commission approved preliminary and final site plan approval for an eight-foot vinyl-coated chain-link fence with privacy windscreen at 27040 Cedar Road (the Vantage Apartments), subject to the applicant providing a boundary survey for the city engineer to confirm the fence will sit on the applicant's property.

Jared Blevins of Archetype Restoration, the contractor on the job, described the proposal as an 8-foot vinyl-coated chain-link fence with privacy screening intended to reduce debris and address long-running complaints from neighboring property owners. He told the commission materials have a three- to four-week lead time.

Planning staff and building officials said the measure is intended to resolve ongoing garbage and debris concerns; engineering requested a boundary survey to ensure the fence will be constructed on private property. The applicant said he would register as a contractor and apply for permits and that, once the survey and contractor registration are complete, construction could begin pending permit issuance.

A rumor that permit application fees would be waived was raised; building staff clarified that permit fees would not be waived and that the applicant must register and satisfy bonding and licensing requirements before pulling a permit.

The commission approved the application and directed that a boundary survey be provided to the city engineer as a condition of the approval. The applicant may proceed with permit applications after meeting that condition.