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Board approves 10‑ft security fence for Heavy Metal Scrap at West Lusher Ave.
Summary
The board granted a developmental variance allowing H.M.S. Elkhart LLC to replace a nonconforming 6‑ft chain‑link fence with a 10‑ft opaque metal fence at the lot line, waiving the required landscape strip because site constraints (retention pond, concrete pad) make setback relocation impractical.
Elkhart’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a developmental variance permitting a 10‑foot solid metal fence at the property line for H.M.S. Elkhart LLC’s scrap/recycling yard on West Lusher Avenue.
A representative argued the taller, opaque fence would improve security and reduce vandalism and theft at the long‑established industrial site; staff agreed that existing site constraints—a retention pond and a large concrete pad—prevent moving the fence inward and recommended approval. Staff noted a fence has existed on the site since at least 1978 and that installing a more secure, opaque fence is consistent with industrial district norms.
The board approved the request for both the proposed fence height/material and the 0‑ft setback, and noted the company’s plan to match installation details already used on similar frontages nearby.
