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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />November13,2014 <br />AppleTowingVariance <br />Analysis: <br />Inthiscase,theapplicantconstructedthefencewithoutfirstobtainingapermitfromthecity. <br />TheattachedExhibitCisaletterfromtheDirectorofPlanningandDevelopmenttothe <br />representativesofElectricGuardDogaddressingthecodeviolation.TheĭźƷǤ͸ƭcode <br />enforcementofficerreceivedacomplaintontheproposedfenceandhasinitiatedcode <br />enforcementontheimprovement.TheapplicantapproachedthePlanningandZoning <br />CommissionduringtheirreviewofChapter106(ZoningOrdinance)andtheCommission <br />indicatedthattheywerenotinterestedatthistimeinmodifyingthecode.Theysuggestedthat <br />theapplicantseekapprovalofavariance,iftheydesiredtoretainthenoncompliantfence.The <br />applicantexpressedsomeconcerntotheP&Zatthemeetingregardingavariancerequest <br />becausetheyhavebeendeniedmanytimesinthepastforsimilarfences. <br />Theapplicantisproposinginstallationofanelectricfencethatrunsoffa12voltbatterythatis <br />chargedbysolarenergy.Thefenceisusedforsecuritypurposesandproduces7,000voltsof <br />shock.Althoughtheapplicanthasincludedsignageonthefencewarningofthecharge,staffhas <br />concernswiththesafetyassociatedwiththeelectricfence.Additionallytheelectricfenceis10 <br />feetinheight,whichexceedsthecodeallowanceof8feet.TheattachedExhibitDcontainsa <br />couplephotographsoftheproposedfenceforreferencepurposes. <br />Section106192oftheZoningOrdinance(seetheattachedExhibitE)statesthattheterm <br />ͻǝğƩźğƓĭĻͼrepresentsadeviationfromtheliteralinterpretationofthecodeapprovedbythe <br />Boardsubjecttothefactthatenforcementoftheprovisionsofthecodewouldcausean <br />unnecessaryhardshipbecauseofcircumstancesuniquetothesubjectproperty.TheBoardis <br />authorizedtograntavariancewhentheBoardfindsthatanumberofcriteriaaremet.The <br />followingtableoutlinesthosecriteriaandƭƷğŅŅ͸ƭanalysisofthosecriteria. <br />3 <br /> <br />