CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to allow an 8-foot fence along the subject property's rear property line, adjacent to Royce Road (937 Lehigh Circle) - PZC 18-1-107
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on December 5, 2018 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 7-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 937 Lehigh Circle, in the University Heights subdivision. It is zoned R1B PUD and is improved with a single-family home. The subject property is adjacent to single family homes to the north, east, and west; and, backs to Royce Road and DuPage River Park East to the south. The petitioner proposes installing a new fence around the perimeter of the subject property's rear yard. The proposed fence is 6 feet tall along the side yards and 8 feet tall along the rear yard, directly adjacent to Royce Road.
Section 6-2-12:1 of the Naperville Municipal Code permits fences on residential properties to be up to six feet in height, unless the residential property line abuts a nonresidential use or a major arterial roadway. Within the City of Naperville, Royce Road is classified as a collector street and residential fences are permissible to a height of six feet. The petitioner requests approval of a variance to Section 6-2-12:1 (Fences) of the Naperville Municipal Code to permit a fence to measure 8 feet in height along the subject property's rear property line to provide privacy and separation from Royce Road truck traffic.
DISCUSSION:
Section 6-2-12:1 (Fences) of the Municipal Code restricts residential fences to a height of 6 feet unless the residential property abuts a nonresidential use or a major arterial roadway. Major arterials are roadways used to carry heavier traffic patterns and provide continuity throughout the co...
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