Board authorizes staff to draft encroachment agreement for fence at Water Street and Adams
The board authorized staff to prepare an encroachment agreement allowing a property owner at Water Street and Adams to reconstruct a fence partially in a city right‑of‑way, with the owner responsible for construction and maintenance; staff noted the BZA had already approved a variance.
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The Decatur City Board of Works authorized staff to draft an encroachment agreement permitting a property owner at the corner of Water Street and Adams to install a fence that would extend into a grassed area within the city's right‑of‑way. Staff said the land had been used as part of the owner’s yard historically, that the BZA had approved a variance for the project, and that the owner would bear construction and maintenance costs.
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