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Board authorizes staff to draft encroachment agreement for fence at Water Street and Adams
Summary
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.
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.
A board member described the area as part of the former access to an old county jail and said the existing portion of fence along Adams Street had been removed by the city; staff recommended an encroachment agreement to formalize the owner’s use of the unused right‑of‑way. The board moved, seconded and approved authorization for staff to prepare the encroachment agreement.
Staff noted a security light request had been addressed already and that allowing the owner to maintain the area could prevent the street or parks departments from having to mow it. The board did not record any further conditions in the transcript; the next step is for staff to draft the encroachment agreement for board review.
