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Board discusses alternatives such as hedges, and staff reports sign-variance drawings now conform
Summary
During deliberations board members suggested non-fence alternatives such as hedgerows and landscaping; staff confirmed a separate sign-variance (Harris Health) was resubmitted and now conforms to the city's sign ordinance, allowing administrative approval.
Several board members asked whether non-fence solutions (hedgerows, landscaping) could achieve the applicant's goal of discouraging encampments and protecting access without creating a visible front-yard fence.
One member observed that hedges or plantings might serve a similar deterrent purpose without changing the neighborhood'9s open-front character; staff confirmed landscaping solutions are permitted in many instances, subject to sidewalk clearance and other public-right-of-way rules. "Landscaping? That would be allowed," staff said when asked about hedgerows bordering a front yard, while noting clearance over sidewalks could be a constraint.
Staff also announced a separate matter: a sign-variance application from Harris Health that had previously been withdrawn has been resubmitted with drawings that conform to the sign ordinance and therefore did not require a variance and could be approved administratively.
The hearing closed with a motion to vote on the fence variance; the transcript records partial vocal responses but does not show a complete roll-call or a definitive recorded outcome.
