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Chase council on the fence about fence height Development Variance Permit
Council split 2-2 on whether to deny the permit for the fence, leaving the over-height barrier in place after residents raised safety and privacy concerns.
In the end, it seems good fences make good neighbours in the Village of Chase after a motion to deny a Development Variance Permit (DVP) for an over-height front fence was defeated, despite council’s vote ending in a two-two tie. At the June 23 meeting, corporate officer Sean O’Flaherty provided a report on a residential property at 519 Cottonwood Street with a new fence exceeding the one-metre maximum height. He said the bylaw-contravening barr…