CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving variances from Section 6-2-12:1.1 and Section 6-2-12:1.2 in order to permit a 4' 6" tall steel open fence with 5' 6" tall brick piers within the required front yard setback at the subject property located at 1219 Olesen Drive, Naperville - PZC 19-1-107
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 19-1-107 on November 6th, 2019; no members of the public provided testimony on this case. The PZC voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 6,0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence District) and has a front yard setback of 30'. The 1.5 acre property is currently improved with a single-family residence and is located on the west side of Olesen Drive just north of Hobson Road.
DISCUSSION:
The owners and petitioners, Marvin Fagel and Shelley Fagel, request approval of two variances to allow for installation of a 4' 6" tall steel open fence with 5 brick piers that are 5' 6" tall located along the property line within the required front yard. Recently, a request for a variance of an identical fence with brick piers was submitted by the neighboring property owner at 1227 Olesen Drive (south of the subject property) and approved by the City Council on September 3, 2019. The owners and petitioners at 1219 Olesen intend to construct the proposed fence within the required front yard and connect to the neighbor's fence at 1227 Olesen Drive.
Per Section 6-2-12:1.2 (General Zoning Provisions: Fences), an open, or picket style, fence 4' tall or less is permitted in the 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 (note: as p...
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