AGENDA DATE: January 22, 2026
PANEL: C
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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BUILDING OFFICIAL’S REPORT
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Application of Kristen Tyler for (1) a special exception to the fence height regulations, and for (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations at 5915 DESCO DRIVE. This property is more fully described as Block D/5614, Part of Lots 1 and 8, and Block E/5614, Part of Lots 4 and 5, and is zoned R-1ac(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 2-inch-high fence in a required front yard, which will require (1) a 3-foot-2-inch special exception to the fence height regulations, and to construct 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, which will require (2) a special exception to the fence opacity regulations.
Location: 5915 DESCO DRIVE
Applicant: Kristen Tyler
Representative: Kristen Tyler
Senior Planner: Sheniqua Dunn
Request: (1) A request for a special exception to the fence height regulations.
(2) A request for a special exception to the fence opacity regulations.
Staff Recommendation: No staff recommendation.
BOA-25-000087
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