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OCT 121983 property restrictions within a particular area, it would be up to the discretion of the people of that area to enforce them. Commissioner Bowman did not see anything in the proposed ordinance dealing with the problem of front yards on corner lots, and believed that owners of corner lots still are being penalized by having not one front yard, but two. She had felt this was to be addressed in the ' ordinance, and Chairman Bird concurred. Planning Manager Keating reported that stuff did look at this problem, and Planner Poupard presented a graph setting out possible problem situations that could occur with a 6' high fence. on a corner. Discussion ensued regarding corner visibility and setbacks, and Mr. Keating informed the Board that staff would recommend that we continue on the way we have been doing, which gives the Planning & Zoning Commission the discretion to consider any deviation in the height restriction and allows this to be addressed on a case by case basis. He agreed this may be difficult, but it allows them to take into consideration the fact that visibility may be obstructed at intersections and also that this presents the potential of boxing in someone whose house fronts on a primary road by someone else whose house fronts on a secondary road yet he has a front yard on the primary road. Commissioner Scurlock asked if the Planning & Zoning staff could come up with some criteria and standards which would allow them to give administrative approval in these cases, or whether they would rather not assume that burden. Mr. Keating believed they can come up with standards for corner visibility, but noted that there is still a problem as to the visibility of a house that is set back the full amount and someone else adjacent puts up a fence up to his property line. 13 � �°'► 13 I