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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, August 15, 2022 <br />Page 4 <br />hop over the fence. The other primary safety concern is that they are interested in wanting to get <br />a pool. Unfortunately there are individuals who come across the properties. If they do get a <br />pool, they are requesting that 5' fence, again for safety concerns to keep out and keep everyone <br />safe. If something does happen in their pool or yard, that's a safety concern on their end. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you. <br />Ron Clines <br />6928 Wilson Mills <br />I am the next door neighbor to the folks who trying to put a fence in. Of all of the abutting <br />property owners who were notified at the original review board meeting, I was the only one that <br />showed up. <br />Quite frankly, my property is the most impacted. I am directly up against them and I have full <br />visibility of the property. During the initial meeting of the zoning board, there was a lot of <br />discussion about deer and trying to keep deer out. The issue is not about deer and whether they <br />can jump a 5' fence or not. Whether it's a chain link fence or a board -on -board fence which is <br />allowed is irrelevant. What this is about is discrepancy in the published Code that allows for a 6' <br />board -on -board fence but it will not allow a 5' chain link fence which is what they are asking for. <br />They are not asking to go the full height of a 6' chain link, they just want an additional foot. <br />There's no safety advantage to a board -on -board fence over a chain link fence. Board -on -board <br />is not safer so that should not be a reason to deny this. It's not about durability or aesthetics of a <br />board -on -board versus a chain link fence properly installed and maintained. They are very <br />sturdy. It doesn't deflect. It doesn't sag. And it doesn't rot over time which you get with a <br />board -on -board fence. Board -on -board is a maintenance issue. Unlike a chain link fence, it <br />requires periodic care and maintenance. Boards come loose. Nails come loose. They have to be <br />replaced. I can tell you firsthand, with a board -on -board fence you have to periodically retreat it <br />and waterproof it or it deteriorates. Chain link fences are far superior. <br />I recently installed a 4' chain link fence in my backyard and it's gorgeous. It's sturdy. I couldn't <br />be happier with it. From my perspective, my house was built in 1929. It's close to the street, <br />likely when there were horses versus cars that you don't have today. The front of the neighbors' <br />house actually sits behind my detached garage which is about 30 feet behind my house. I've got <br />a very deep backyard. Given my house's location and traffic noise, I've got a patio off the rear <br />of my garage that my wife and I like to sit out in the evening and have a cocktail, enjoy our <br />backyard. I've got a very deep backyard with woods on the other side of the creek as does my <br />neighbor. Both families like to sit out in their respective patios and porches in the evening and <br />take in the view. Having to put a board -on -board fence in lieu of chain link which is what <br />they're requesting would ruin the view quite frankly. It would create almost a boxed -in <br />compound -like atmosphere. Certainly in my perspective, it would be an eyesore if they elected <br />to go to a 5' board -on -board fence which I can't stop because that's allowed, right? <br />P] <br />