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CITY OF LOUISVILLE <br />BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />December 21, 2011 <br />APPLICANT: The City of Louisville <br />OWNER: <br />1.) Louis Gagliano; 1077 W. Willow St., Louisville, CO 80027 <br />2.) Corin O'Connell; 1059 W. Willow St., Louisville, CO 80027 <br />3.) Louis Breyfogle; 1035 W. Willow St., Louisville, CO 80027 <br />STAFF PLANNER: Gavin McMillan, AICP, Planner III <br />LOCATION: <br />1077 W. Willow St. Lot 2, Block 1, Hillsborough West <br />1059 W. Willow St., Lot 3, Block 1, Hillsborough West <br />1035 W. Willow St. Lot 4, Block 1, Hillsborough West <br />ZONING: Residential Rural (R -R) under the Hillsborough West Planned <br />Unit Development (PUD) <br />REQUEST: <br />SUMMARY: <br />Case #11- 044 -VA — Approval of a variance from Section <br />17.16.120 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) to permit an <br />eight foot high fence where six feet is the maximum allowed. <br />The City of Louisville, on behalf of three property owners (1035, 1059, and 1077 W. Willow <br />St.), has applied for a variance to enable the property owners to construct an eight (8) foot <br />tall privacy fence on the rear (western) side of their respective properties. Section <br />17.16.120.A of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) states that; <br />No fence. wall, or hedge shall exceed six feet in height except as required for <br />screening. recreational purposes approved by the planning commission, or <br />unique security requirements approved by the planning commission. <br />In order to construct a fence in excess of six (6) feet high, a variance from Section <br />17.16.120.A of the LMC is required. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In the late 1980's, Boulder County and the City of Louisville widened and realigned <br />McCaslin Boulevard. This realignment included adding a curve in the road between Alder <br />Street and South Boulder Road. The widening and new curve in the road introduced noise <br />and headlight impacts to certain residences along McCaslin Blvd. To mitigate these <br />impacts the City constructed an approximately five hundred (500) foot section of eight (8) <br />foot high privacy fence adjacent to three homes on the east side of McCaslin Blvd. (1035, <br />1059, and 1077 W. Willow St.) as shown in the following map. <br />1 <br />