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Council allows St. John's to place playground fence on property line to meet childcare licensing
Summary
St. John's principal asked for permission to place a fence on the property line to fully enclose a child care play area; council approved the request with a note to document potential snow‑plow damage concerns in the file.
Chris Smith, principal at St. John's, told the council the school is pursuing state child‑care licensing that requires fully enclosed play areas and asked permission to place new fence panels on the property line adjoining a city alley. Smith said existing wood chips and a landscape timber currently extend into city property and that building the fence on the property line will preserve the fall radius for a recently installed playset and allow adequate snow‑plow clearance.
Smith said, "we're proposing ... to put up fence on the two remaining sides" and explained concerns that moving the fence inward would place it too close to the play equipment. Council members asked about snow removal damage and whether approval should be conditioned; staff indicated the council could note expectations in the file to clarify responsibility for any future damage. A council member moved to approve allowing St. John's to put the fence on the property line for their playground and daycare; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
The council directed staff to reflect the condition in the file so all parties understand the potential for snow‑plow impacts, without establishing a formal indemnity in the meeting record. The motion did not include any city-funded fence construction; the request was permission to place the fence on the property line.
