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Board of Adjustment, Panel B · 10:30 AM · 6ES - Council Briefing

The Board of Adjustment, Panel B considered seven special exception cases from lots on Halima Street in an MF-1(A) subdivision, all seeking relief from the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit to build or maintain 8-foot fences along Ferris Creek Lane and Chimney Hill Lane, plus a related fee-reimbursement request. The board denied the fee-reimbursement case and one fence-height case, while a motion on a third case carried 4 to 0.
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Analysis

Key Decisions

Denied
The board denied Michael Burtzlaff's request for reimbursement of fees he paid for a special exception to the fence height regulations at 12364 Halima Street.
Denied
The board denied Selamawit Getachew's application for a 4-foot special exception to the fence height regulations to maintain an 8-foot fence in the required front yard along Ferris Creek Lane at 12324 Halima Street.
Carried
A second motion on Larry Colgrove's case at 12304 Halima Street, which combined two fence-height special exceptions and a visibility-triangle special exception at the corner of Ferris Creek Lane and Chimney Hill Lane, carried 4 to 0.

Zoning

Four additional Halima Street property owners -- Sally Wu, Michael Burtzlaff, Sameer Mogal, and Imrana Wali -- filed matching applications for 4-foot special exceptions to keep 8-foot fences in required front yards, in the same MF-1(A) subdivision block as the contested cases.

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Michael Burtzlaff requests reimbursement of application fees paid in connection with the fence height special exception case at 12364 Halima Street (MF-1(A) zone).

Denied: 5 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsMichael BurtzlaffDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street

Application by Selamawit Getachew for a special exception to exceed the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit, proposing an 8-foot fence along Ferris Creek Lane at 12324 Halima Street in an MF-1(A) zone.

Denied: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsSelamawit GetachewDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+1

Application by Sally Wu for a special exception to exceed the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit, proposing an 8-foot fence along Chimney Hill Lane at 12305 Halima Street in an MF-1(A) zone.

Carried: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsSally WuDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+1

Application by Larry Colgrove for three special exceptions at 12304 Halima Street: two for 8-foot fences in required front yards along Chimney Hill Lane and Ferris Creek Lane, and one for a fence structure within the required 45-foot visibility obstruction triangle at a corner lot intersection.

Carried: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsLarry ColgroveDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+2

Michael Burtzlaff seeks a Board of Adjustment special exception to exceed the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit at 12364 Halima Street, proposing an 8-foot fence along Ferris Creek Lane in an MF-1(A) zone.

Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsMichael BurtzlaffDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+1

Sameer Mogal seeks a Board of Adjustment special exception to exceed the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit at 12384 Halima Street, proposing an 8-foot fence along Ferris Creek Lane in an MF-1(A) zone.

Carried: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsSameer MogalDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+1

Imrana Wali seeks a Board of Adjustment special exception to exceed the 4-foot front-yard fence height limit at 12344 Halima Street, proposing an 8-foot fence along Ferris Creek Lane in an MF-1(A) zone.

Carried: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsImrana WaliDepartment of Planning and Development12324 Halima Street+1

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