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Board allows 6‑foot corner fence at 42 Airport Road but requires removal from right‑of‑way
Summary
A homeowner who said Lowe’s installed a six‑foot fence on her corner lot won board approval to keep the fence, but the board conditioned the decision on moving it out of the public right‑of‑way and noted a hardship tied to corner‑lot configuration and nearby National Guard activity.
Lissa (last name not given in the record) told the board the six‑foot fence along her side yard on Airport Road was installed by a contractor hired by Lowe’s and that Lowe’s has agreed to move the fence out of the right‑of‑way by the end of the month. "This fence was originally installed by Lowe's," she said, and she added the fence has been in place for three years without causing traffic disturbances.
Planning staff said the application lacked a clear drawing of the proposed final position and emphasized that the board should consider a condition that the fence be moved out of the right‑of‑way. Several board members said a corner‑lot hardship (two front yards) and the presence of a large fenced National Guard site across Airport Road supported flexibility on height in this instance. One member noted that even pulled back the fence would still be far enough from the road that sightlines would not be materially impaired.
After debate, a majority moved to grant the variance permitting a six‑foot fence on the side yard, with a required condition that the fence be relocated outside the city right‑of‑way. The board also agreed to include an explicit finding that activity at the National Guard site across the street constituted an additional hardship factor in this case.
Planning staff will check the final survey and proposed fence location for the notice of decision; the board left the public hearing closed and adopted the applicant’s findings as its own.
