01-06-10-PC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

the fence footings encroached on our property. This one areas where a breakdown of the City process occurred. a The Contractor for the homeowners at 1777 Glenview Avenue began building the fence g g in August or September, 2009. After a few of panels were constructed by their Contractor, it was clear to us that it was being built in violation of the Arden Hills Zoning Code for such things including, it was too high, it was being built backwards and the fence post footings encroached across our property line. We called the City of Arden Hills because we thought it would be best to correct the Zoning code violations before the whole fence was build by the Contractor. We also raised concerns about the sloppy workmanship and the above ground footings. Megan Beekman visited the site on September 14, 2009. Megan told us that she talked with the Contractor and the fence was not finished yet. She said the Contractor told her that when finished, the fence would be exactly the same on both sides. On September 18, 2009 we sent an email to City Staff, the Mayor and the City Council requesting that action be taken to stop the Contractor from continuing to build the fence so the Arden Hills Zoning code could be properly enforced. (See Attachment 3) After a conversation with Ron Moorse on September 18, 2009, we gave permission to the Contractor to come onto our property to nail the fence boards to the fence frame with the nails being pounded from our side of the fence going toward the 1777 Glenview Avenue side of the fence for the remainder of the fence construction so our side of the fence would begin to be the face of the fence in accordance with the City of Arden Hills Zoning Code. (See Attachment 4) James Lehnhoff visited the site later in the day on September, 18, 2009 and he said that after talking with the Contractor, the contractor told him that he could not nail the fence boards to the fence frame with the nails being pounded from our side of the fence going toward the 1777 Glenview Avenue side of the fence for the remainder of the fence construction so our side of the fence would begin to be the face of the fence in accordance with the City of Arden Hills Zoning Code. As we understand it, the Contractor told James he could not do what Ron Moorse suggested because the fence wouldn't be the same structurally because on part would be back facing our home and the other part would be front facing our home. Jaynes relied on the advice of this Contractor who we understand was not licensed to work in the City of Arden Hills and told us that the Contractor told him the fence was not finished yet, but when it was finished, it would look exactly the same on both sides. Again, there was not site plan filed with the city to verify what the final outcome would look like.The reason the fence contractor could not nail the fence boards to the fence frame with the nails being pounded from our side of the fence going toward the 1777 Glenview Avenue side of the fence for the remainder of the fence was because the contractor was building the fence backwards in violation of the Zoning Code. If it truly was to be the same on both sides, he could have finished the fence by nailing the fence boards to the fence frame with the nails being pounded from our side of the fence going toward the 1777 Glenview Avenue side of the fence.