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CITY OF CENTERVILLEREQUEST <br />FOR ACTION <br />Agenda Item # Department: RequestedMeetingDate: <br />September 07, 2021 <br />Planning and Zoning <br />VII.2 <br />TITLE OF ISSUE: <br />Zoning Code, Section 156.111 Fence, (2)(d) - Consideration of fence placement in relation to the front of home <br />BACKGROUND AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: <br />Recently, several residents expressed a desire to either replace an existing fence or to construct a new fence without the current <br />requirement in City Code to have it set 10 feet back from the front of the home...Chapter 156: Zoning Code, Section 156.111 Fence, <br />(2)(d) "any fence that is not a decorative fence shall be set back behind a line between a point ten feet behind the outermost front <br />corner of the principal structure and the nearest point of the adjoining side property line". <br /> <br />Research from (4) four communities have shown that they do not require a setback from the front of the home. Beyond an aesthetic <br />preference, staff is unaware of any reason for the setback. <br /> <br />Recommendation that if the Commission desires to amend the existing Code, language should be changed allowing for a <br />non-decorative fence to be constructed up to the outermost front corner of the principal structure and the nearest point of the adjoining <br />side property line along with modifying associated drawings. <br />COST AND SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING: <br />N/A <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council adopt changes to City Code, Chapter 156.111 as noted in the <br />attached suggested code language, allowing fences to be constructed up to the front face of the home. <br />SUPPORTED DOCUMENTS ATTACHED <br />Motion By: ____________________________________ <br /> Resolution Ordinance Contract Minutes Plan Map <br />Second By: ____________________________________ <br />156.111&Diagrams <br />Vote Record: Aye Nay <br />_____ <br /> _____ <br />Staff memo & research <br />Other (specify) ____________ <br /> _____ _____ <br /> _____ _____ <br />_______________________________________________________________ <br /> _____ _____ <br />_____ <br /> _____ _______________________________________________________________ <br />_____ <br />_____ <br /> _____ <br />Refer to: _________________________________ <br /> Tabled Until: ______________________________ <br />Consent <br /> Other: ___________________________________ <br /> Regular <br /> <br />