AGENDA DATE: June 16, 2026
PANEL: A
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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BUILDING OFFICIAL’S REPORT
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Application of Ben Fogler for (1) a special exception to the fence height regulations, (2) special exception to the fence opacity regulations, and (3) a special exception to the 20-foot visibility obstruction regulation at 5303 BONITA AVENUE. This property is more fully described as Block 22/1942, Part of Lot 28, and is zoned R-7.5(A), which limits the height of a fence in the front yard to 4-feet, requires a fence panel with a surface area that is less than 50 percent open may not be located less than five feet from the front lot line, and requires a 20-foot visibility triangle at the driveway approach. The applicant proposes to construct and/or maintain an 8-foot high fence in a required front-yard along Laneri Avenue, which will require (1) a 4-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 Laneri Avenue, which will require (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations, and to construct and/or maintain a single-family residential fence structure in a required 20-foot visibility obstruction triangle at the driveway approach along Laneri Avenue, which will require (3) a special exception to the 20-foot visibility obstruction regulation.
Location: 5303 BONITA AVENUE
Applicant: Ben Fogler
Request(s): (1) a 4-foot special exception to the fence height regulations, (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations, and (3) a special exception to the 20-foot visibility obstruction regulation
Staff Recommendation: No staff recommendation.
BOA-26-000034
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