PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to permit a 6' tall solid fence in the required corner side yard and front yard at the subject property located at 2703 Wolf River Court, Naperville - PZC 18-1-084
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 18-1-084 was published in the Naperville Sun on September 30, 2018.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence District) and is located west of Wolf River Court just south of Fox River Lane. The 13,680 square foot property is currently improved with a single-family residence. The owner and petitioner, Jeffrey Stacey, requests approval of a variance in order to replace an existing 6' tall solid style fence in the required 30' corner side yard and the required 30' front yard (site plan showing the location of the fence is included in the attachments).
DISCUSSION:
Per Section 6-2-12:1 (General Zoning Provisions: Fences), an open, or picket style, fence 4' tall or less is permitted in the required corner side yard and required front yard. An open fence is defined in Section 6-1-6 (Zoning Title, Purpose, Definitions: Definitions) as a fence which has at least 30% of the surface area in open spaces which afford direct views through the fence. Due to the proposed location of the fence in the required 30' corner side yard and 30' required front yard, the solid style of the fence, and the proposed 6' height, a variance is required.
As noted above, only 4' tall open (picket style) fences are permitted in the required corner side and front yard. The purpose of this regulation is to preserve sight lines and the open nature of the corner side yard. However, the proposed variance is for a replacement fence as a fence already exists in the proposed location. Staff conducted a review o...
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