Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Robert and Michelle Idzi for consideration of a special exception to allow a fence up to a maximum height of 8'6" from the allowed fence height of 6'8" for the property located at 3000 Hartford Court, Lot 14, Block B Eldorado Crossing Addition, McKinney, Texas.
Summary
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASE NUMBER: BOA21-04
MEETING DATE: May 26, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Development Services-Building Inspections
CONTACT: Jeffrey Harris, Chief Plans Examiner
RECOMMEND BOARD ACTION: Consider this special exception request based on the applicant statement on the Board of Adjustment (BOA) application.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* ZONING: PD - Planned Development
* EXISTING CONDITIONS: Current 4.5' fence is on top of a 2.5' retaining wall.
* SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUESTED:
FENCE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS
REQUESTED DIMENSIONS
CHANGE FROM ORDINANCE
Homeowner fence to match height of adjacent required Subdivision Screen wall
8'6"
Homeowner fence to exceed the height of the adjacent required Subdivision Screen wall
APPLICANT'S BASIS FOR VARIANCE: The applicant is requesting additional fence height to increase privacy, security, and to combat excessive noise along Hardin Blvd.
PUBLIC SUPPORT/OPPOSITION OREQUEST: To date, no letters of support and no letters of opposition have been submitted.
BOARD AUTHORITY:
Section 1. Section 122-178(d) of the Code of Ordinances, City of McKinney, Texas, is hereby established and shall read as follows:
(d) The board of adjustment may grant a special exception allowing side and/or rear yard fences in the historic overlay district up to a maximum height of eight feet six inches (81/2 feet), provided that the board finds that:
1. The lot has unusual topographical conditions that distinguish it from other similarly sized and shaped lots, and where such conditions create a hardship that renders privacy and security inadequate without such relief; or
2. All of the following...
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