WG OKs New Rules On Fences

June 06, 2014

The legislation changes regulations on fence height for reversed corner lot homes and for certain home lots with double frontages on two streets. It also changes the appeal process for the design of front yard fences, said Mara Perry, director of planning and development.

On reversed corner lots, no fence which exceeds four feet in height can be erected closer to the street than the front line of the main building on the adjacent property.

Burns said the changes fail to provide residents "the opportunity to maximize the enjoyment, privacy and valuation of their homes.

"(The revised law) is needlessly complex and confusing in comparison to one of our neighboring community's (Kirkwood's) simple and effective approach to fencing issues," he said.

Burns agreed that the fence law needed revising, but he said the changes aren't being uniformly applied to all homes and are creating a "subset of lesser residents."

The changes will also allow unelected members of the architectural review board to make decisions on what will or won't be allowed regarding fences, he added.

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