AGENDA DATE: May 19, 2026
PANEL: A
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT
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Application of Muhammad Ismail for (1) a special exception to the fence height regulations along Inwood Road, (2) a special exception to the fence height regulations along Walnut Hill Lane, (3) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations along Inwood Road, (4) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations along Walnut Hill Lane, and (5) a special exception to the 45-foot visibility obstruction regulation at street intersections at 10000 INWOOD ROAD. This property is more fully described as Block 5517, Tract 2, and is zoned R-1ac(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 5 feet from the front lot line, and requires a 45-foot visibility triangle at the street intersections. The applicant proposes to construct and/or maintain a 9-foot-high fence in a required front-yard along Inwood Road, which will require (1) a 5-foot special exception to the fence height regulations along Inwood Road, to construct and/or maintain a 9-foot-high fence in a required front-yard along Walnut Hill Lane, which will require (2) a 5-foot special exception to the fence height regulations along Walnut Hill Lane, 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 Inwood Road, which will require (3) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations along Inwood Road, 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 Walnut Hill Lane, which will require (4) a special exception ...
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