<strong>RECOMMENDATION: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REGARDING FENCES IN FRONT YARDS</strong><br><span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider a recommendation regarding proposed changes to Appendix C, "Zoning," Section 8. B "Fences and Walls” of the Friendswood City Code to clarify that fences in the front yard are limited to a maximum of four (4) feet, to prohibit certain materials, and to allow lots fr

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This item allows the Planning and Zoning Commission to make a recommendation and submit a final report to City Council regarding the requested zone change. Final reports must be made within 30 days of the close of P&Z's public hearing and prior to City Council holding its public hearing.  See attachments on public hearing item.<br><br><strong style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 700;font-size: 14px;font-family: sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline; border-box;color: rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing: normal;orphans: 2;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;white-space: normal;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;" data-pasted="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Origination of this request</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><br></span><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Code Enforcement observed a contractor installing a fence in a front yard without a permit and advised them to stop work and apply for a permit. Upon review, it was determined that the lot did not meet the minimum requirements to allow a fence in the front yard. The subject lot is .5 acres and has about 109 feet of frontage and the adjacent lots do not have front yard fences. The contractor submitted an application for a rear yard fence only, which was approved.</span><br><br style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-size: 14px;font-family: sans-serif;vertical-align: baseline; border-box;color: rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing: normal;orphans: 2;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;white-space: normal;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;"> <img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://civicclerk.blob.core.windows.net/images/FRIENDSWOODTX/6859a126-b8f7-470b-8893-112a1716c292.jpeg" style="padding: 0px 1px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; cursor: pointer; user-select: none; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); min-width: 10px; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://civicclerk.blob.core.windows.net/images/FRIENDSWOODTX/9b312748-6027-4044-a