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~1«~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 11-23-92 ITEM NO.: \= - :l... Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda section: Reports and Recommendations ~ ~ Item Description: Cedarholm Golf Course request for a variance to fence height requirements at 2323 N. Hamline Avenue. Backqround: 1. City ordinances require that fences be no higher than 4 feet in front yards. 2. Cedarholm Golf Course is requesting a fence height variance to construct a 6 foot high mesh fence along Hamline Avenue. 3. The Planning commission unanimously recommended approval of the fence height variance with the following conditions: a. That right-of-way be dedicated in the future if required for widening of Hamline Avenue. b. That fence height be gradually increased from 4 feet to 6 feet rather than an abrupt change. The Commission also recommended that the Council examine the need of raising the height of the fence adj acent to the Williamsburg Green Townhomes on the south side of the course. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on the finding that there is no hardship or practical difficulty present on the site. 2. Grant the variance based on the conclusion that there is a hardship or practical difficulty present on the site. staff Recommendation: 1. It is recommended that the ci ty Council approve Cedarholm Golf Course request for a fence height variance at 2323 N. Hamline Avenue with the condition that additional right-of- way for Hamline Avenue be dedicated if needed in the future and that the fence height be gradually increased from 4 feet to 6 feet rather than an abrupt change. It is further recommended that the Council direct staff to review the need for increasing the fence height adjacent to the Williamsburg Green Townhomes.