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Board approves 4‑ft corner fence at 435 Prospect Street with screening condition
Summary
The board granted a permit for a four‑foot open picket fence at corner property 435 Prospect Street conditioned on evergreen screening and maintenance; applicant said the fence will be placed behind existing shrubbery to reduce visual impact.
The Zoning Board approved a request to install a four‑foot open picket fence along the corner property at 435 Prospect Street, imposing as a condition that evergreen shrubs be planted and maintained so the fence is not visible from the street. The applicant told the board the fence will be placed behind existing shrubbery and provided photographs of comparable fences on nearby properties.
The applicant said the fence was intended to protect children and pets and to be minimally visible behind plantings. The board discussed sight‑line and front‑yard requirements and required that the screening be maintained as a continuing condition of approval. The motion to approve the corner‑lot fence, with the maintenance condition and memorialization for permitting, passed on roll call.
Board members indicated the applicant agreed to the condition that the bonus room not be used as habitable space where that was applicable in a separate application; for the fence item the emphasis was on placing the fence behind existing plantings and maintaining evergreen screening so visibility from the public right‑of‑way is limited.
