AGENDA DATE: January 20, 2026
PANEL: A
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 9
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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BUILDING OFFICIAL’S REPORT
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Application of Robert Baldwin for a (1) special exception to the fence height regulations along N. Buckner Boulevard, (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations along N. Buckner Boulevard, (3) a special exception to the fence height regulations along Hermosa Drive, and (4) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations along Hermosa Drive at 1425 N BUCKNER BOULEVARD. This property is more fully described as Block E/5313, Lots 1 and 2, and is zoned R-10(A), which limits the height of a fence in the front-yard to 4-feet and requires a fence panel with a surface area that is less than 50-percent open may not be located less than 5-feet from the front lot line. The applicant proposes to construct and/or maintain a 7-foot-high fence in a required front-yard along N. Buckner Boulevard, which will require (1) a 3-foot special exception to the fence height regulations, to construct and/or maintain a fence in a required front-yard with a fence panel having less than 50-percent open surface area located less than 5-feet from the front lot line along N. Buckner Boulevard, which will require (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations, to construct and/or maintain a 7-foot-high fence in a required front-yard along Hermosa Drive, which will require (3) a 3-foot special exception to the fence height regulations, and to construct and/or maintain a fence in a required front-yard with a fence panel having less than 50-percent open surface area located less than 5-feet from the front lot line along Hermosa Drive, which will require (4) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations.
Location: 1425 N. BUCKNER BOULEVARD
Applicant: Robert Baldwin
Representative: Robert Baldwin
Senior Planner: Bryant Thompson
Request: (1) A request special exception to the fence height regulations
(2) A special exception to the fence opacity regulations
(3) A special exception to the fence height regulations
(4) A special exception to the fence opacity regulations
Staff Recommendation: No staff recommendation.
BOA-25-000044
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