CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to permit an open style fence within the required front and corner side yard setbacks at the subject property located at 1223 Oxford Lane, Naperville - PZC 19-1-143
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Williams, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 19-1-143 on May 6, 2020; no members of the public provided testimony on this case. The PZC voted to recommend approval of the case (Approved, 9-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned E2, Medium Density Estate District. The 2.4 acre property is currently improved with a single-family residence and associated accessory structures, located at the southwest corner of Hobson Road and Oxford Lane. The property has a platted 50' corner side yard setback (Hobson side), and a platted 35' front yard setback (Oxford side).
DISCUSSION:
The owners and petitioners, Robert J. and Andrea R. Siracusano, request approval to install a fence which exceeds 4' in height. Most of the proposed fence is 6' in height and runs the along the west, north (Hobson), and east (Oxford) property lines with a significant notch around a transformer located at the northwest corner of the property. A smaller, approximately 25' long, 5' tall section is shown just north of the Oxford Lane circular driveway.
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 and corner yards. 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 proposed, the aluminum or wrought iron fence complies with the definition of an open fence; however, the proposed height exceeds the maximum allowable 4').
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