PZ 22-031. Special Use. To consider a Front Yard Fence that exceeds the height of 3 feet. The property is located at 3455 Old Lost Mountain Road, within land lot 754 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia. PIN: 19075400500.
APPLICANT:? Sheila Lee.
SPECIAL USE: UDC Table 4-1 Provides that front yard fences require special use approval.
LOCATION:?3455 Old Lost Mountain Road, within land lot 754 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING:? R-15 PIN: 19075400500.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
Planning and Zoning Recommendation: Approval
BACKGROUND:?The home at 3455 Old Lost Mountain Road was built in 1995. Ms. Lee purchased the home in February 2021 and installed a non-compliant fence posts in September 2022. Code enforcement intercepted the installation and stopped work before the installation was completed. The applicant originally applied for both a variance and a special use, however, Section 4-135 of the Unified Development allows variation of the requirements of fences to be altered via the special use process, therefore a separate variance application is not necessary.
SURROUNDING AREA: The property is in a well-established residential neighborhood. In the immediate area, along Old Lost Mountain Road, some properties are in the city while others are in the county, as shown in figure 1. The properties across the street both feature front yard fences. One has a wood split rail fence with fine mesh backing, and the other has a white picket fence. Both fences in the immediate area are approximately 5-feet high. From the northern boundary of the City on Old Lost Mountain Road to this property, approximately 10 lots have front yard fences, consistent with the style of the proposed fence.
Figure 1. Vicinity map. Yellow shaded area: City Limits
Figure 2 Fence posts located in the front yard at 3455 OLM Rd. ...
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