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SUMMARY: <br />The applicant requests a variance from Section 17.16.120 of the Louisville Municipal Code, <br />which limits the maximum fence height to 4-feet in the front yard and 6-feet on the remainder <br />of the property, to allow a fence up to 8-feet on a portion of the property at 10500 Empire <br />Rd (SH42). <br />BACKGROUND: The subject property is zoned Industrial (I) and is used as a single-family <br />residence. The property was annexed in 1977 and is not platted. It was annexed along with <br />a portion of what is now The Business Center at CTC. The property was zoned Industrial <br />(I) at the time of annexation. The home was constructed prior to annexation and is now <br />considered legally nonconforming. <br />The LMC allows fences up to 4-feet tall in front yards, and up to 6-feet tall on the remainder <br />of property throughout the City. On property that is not residentially zoned, fences are <br />typically approved through the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process and subject to <br />standards in the Commercial or Industrial Design Standards and Guidelines, along with the <br />remainder of the site development. This property is not part of a PUD. <br />Existing Conditions — 10500 Empire Rd, looking west along Empire Rd <br />The applicant proposes to construct a new fence along a portion of the northeast of the <br />property oriented to Empire Rd. As shown in the image above, the elevation of Empire Rd <br />falls away from the property as it travels to the west. <br />2 <br />