Laserfiche WebLink
~ / <br />Public Hearing <br />Resubmission of vii-1?_1 <br />July. 9, 1974 , 8 013 P ..int. <br />Applicant: Charles Bergman <br />-Location>a Northeast quadrant 3rd St, 5.W, and.. Oakwood Drive.- <br />-Requeste. Variance from Section 13-050 (f) and 13x_060 ~to <br />allow construction. of a 10' high fence in a :front <br />yard. <br />Discussions ~ <br />The applicant wishes to enclose a concrete. pad. on his property with <br />~_:a 10' fence in order"to use the .area as a tennis court-and 'chi.~.dzen's <br />-play. area. , , <br />'The pad appears to be set back a distance of 15 £~et £ram ~:3:is c:t~rb <br />on Oakwood Drive and 24 feet from the curb on 3rd street SW. ~.'ne <br />~elewaton of the 'pad is about 5 feet above the center line of <br />3rd'Street SW. The pad is located in what is actually the fri~nt <br />yard of the lot. <br />Because of the relative differences in elevation between the pad <br />and the roadwey, any fence, no matter what its hoight; w~:uld <br />interfere vrth the line of sight of ~fr.~.vers approaching the inter- <br />section. T1ze Zoning Code does not permits this (Section 13-C60). <br />The e~iisten.we of a stop sign on 3rd Street Slid so~~~:N~~.t. .r ~t:t~.ve~ •Lk~e <br />concern regarding the effect on line of sight ~rY:ich the ferice would <br />have. It should be noted th~.t cr~ntours of tre yard already block <br />a driver's line of sight.- Our records do not show that a permit' <br />~,ras ever oaken cut :for thin grading and for the laying of the <br />slab, although this may have been included in the .permit for. the <br />house. ~~t any rate, existing grades on the preliminary plat showed <br />this area about 2~' above the street elevation which would not-have <br />created -a. problem. <br />This fence is going to severely screen the lot to tze east„ Thy <br />gad r~zns from one side lot.-line to the. other and on Iha cast ~.^ <br />abc:~t 2?' `- 3 ` above the grade of the abutting let. ~~n~ rest ~_•~. of <br />p~.xtting in the fence would be a barrier with r..o setbar..k 12 2' ~~ 13' <br />ab~:?ve the grads of the abutting lot. This fence z=_L11 axtend wthin- <br />~~ 24' o_~ the road whereas the-house on the next lot will be no closer <br />t~lan 46' to the road. The house will be completely hidden from the <br />vrest and t,~il:l .have no view at' all in that dirk ai x:21. <br />l _ - <br />