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Commission approves variance for 6‑foot privacy fence on double‑frontage lot
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved Jonah Salas Hines’s request to replace a 4‑foot front yard fence with a 6‑foot fence at a double‑frontage property, finding the lot’s configuration to be a unique circumstance and requiring the new fence to remain within the existing footprint.
The Rock Island Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve a variance allowing a 6‑foot replacement fence in the front yard of a double‑frontage property on 21st Street. Staff said the lot’s unusual double‑frontage configuration (rear yard fronting 21st Street) creates a unique circumstance that justifies limited relief from the 4‑foot front‑yard fence standard, provided the new fence remain within the 4‑foot fence footprint. The applicant indicated minor adjustments to the footprint might be needed to avoid existing concrete footings; staff said small adjustments could be left to the commission. The motion to approve passed on a roll call with five ayes and no nays.
