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-' indicated that this proposal would not be fair to the Parry's, the neighbors. Mr. Wolf questioned which ordinance Mr. Engoglia's comment was based upon. Mr. Engoglia replied "because it would be in the neighbors driveway." Mr. Engoglia suggested moving all of the fencing back. Mr. Engoglia indicated that Mr. Wolf has a large property and all Mr. Wolf would have to do would be to walk the dogs to the rear of the property. Mr. Wolf indicated he didn't want to have to walk the dogs to the rear. Mr. Wolf indicated that the ordinance was passed so that the two fences put together had grass in between them. Mr. Engoglia indicated he knows what the ordinance says. Mr. Wolf indicated that the reason the applicants were there paying the City $50.00 and wasting ten weeks of their time is because the building department will not make a decision on how apart fences should be. Mr. Engoglia indicated that the Building Department does not want to create a"dog run." Mr. Wolf questioned Nlr. Rymarczyk if he had the ordinance on a"dog run." Mr. Rymarczyk indicated he did not. Nlr. Wolf indicated that there was no ordinance regarding a"dog run. Nlr. Rymarczyk indicated that a"dog run" would be considered an accessory structure and it would then have to be five feet off the property line. Mr. Wolf indicated it was not a"dog run", but a way to get from the house to the back yard without going through the driveway. Mr. Klesta questioned how far the secondary fence would be from the first fence. Mr. Wolf indicated it would be.50 inches from the first fence. Mr. Klesta indicated that was tight and it would not look good. He sugaested placing the fence right off the house for a more contained look. Mr. Wolf indicated he would lose 13 feet of the property. Nlr. Klesta indicated that it would look more like a yard than a contained little area. Mr. Wolf indicated that it would waste a tremendous amount of space. Mr. Engoglia indicated that those were the objections to a"dog run". Mr. Wolf indicated it was not a "dog run." Mr. Klesta indicated that if the one neighbor did not have a problem with it, it would be unobjectionable, but the neighbor who has to look at this is the one has a problem with it. Mr. Wolf indicated that part of the fence includes part of the neighbors' driveway. Mr. Klesta indicated he noticed it, but he indicated that that was done in the past and is not in the proposal before them at this time. NIr. Wolf questioned if that was the reason the Parry's were upset. Mr. Engoglia indicated that he did not know why the neighbors were upset, but he would not want to have to look at a"dog run" right next to his property either. Mr. Wolf questioned if the Board was calling the corridor a"dog run." Mr. Engoglia indicated yes, that he did not have any other name for it. W. Wolf indicated he has a motor home sitting in the back yard and if he moves the fence in 13 feet in, the motor home would block the rear completely. Mr. Wolf indicated he chose 50 inches because it would be a wide width that any tractor could be pulled through. Mr. Engoglia questioned if Mr. Wolf is sure he wants to stay with 50 inches. Mr. Wolf indicated yes. Mr. Engoglia indicated that if Mr. Wolf stays with the 50 inches the Board would have to deny the proposal. Mr. Wolf wants to know on what the decision to deny is based upon. Mr. Engoglia indicated that the neighbor objects to it, it is in a historical district and the Board does not want dog runs. W. Engoglia indicated that Mr. Wolf is concerned with the placement of the motor home, which is tremendously large. Mr. Wolf indicated that he has been to Council, to the Mayor and there had been no objections. He indicated that Council stated to him that there had been an error when making the law. Mr. Wolf indicated that the Board is making a law. Mr. Engoglia indicated he is not making a law, he is just reviewing that the Board does not want a