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<br />Staff ReportNovember29, 2012 <br />VarianceRequest #12-93000008 <br />Requested by <br />:Rod and Lythia Powell(Property Owners) <br />Requested for <br />:A fence to be allowedwithin the front yard setback <br />Legal Description: <br />Lots 11-14, Block 8,Sylvan BeachSubdivision <br />Location <br />:100 Park Drive <br />Zoning: <br />Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />Background <br />:Applicants arerequesting a varianceto allowa5’ high ornamental aluminum <br />panel fence to beerected within thefront yard setbackof theirhouse at 100 <br />Park Drive.The fence will be constructed around the perimeter of the house <br />including front yard and gate across the driveway along Park Drive. The <br />fence will be placed behind existing tress and landscaping within the front <br />yard setback. <br />Per HCAD records,the house was built in 1980with3,566square feetof <br />living areaon 40,400square feet of total land area. The propertyis almost <br />one acrein sizebounded by a wooded area and Little Cedar Bayou on the <br />south. The house faceswesttoawooded area across the street. The <br />properties to the north and east are already fenced. The applicants desire a <br />fence and gate for security reasons.However,the Code of Ordinances <br />prohibits a fence placedwithin the front yard setback in all zoning districts <br />except Large Lot residential (greater than 1 acre) and lots directly adjacent to <br />Galveston Bay. <br />Staff analyzed the surrounding area and based upon site inspections, the <br />following isnoted: <br />The existing block containing the residence has noexisting fences in <br />the front yard setback. <br />The proposed fence would extend to the southwest corner ofthe <br />existing fence of the adjacentproperty to the north. <br />The front portion of the fence will be to the east of the roadside ditch <br />behind existing landscaping. <br />The standard front yard setback requirement in residential zones forsingle <br />family detached dwellingsis 25’. Per Section 106-791 of the Code of <br />Ordinances, no fence, structure, grading, or barrier hedges shall be permitted <br />within any front yard areas except in the case of Large Lot residential with <br />one acrein size or larger. <br /> <br />