At last Tuesday's Village Council the Village Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend the regulation of fences within the village. This is actually the second public hearing held on this ordinance by the Village Council. In addition to these public hearings, the Planning Commission also conducted two public hearings prior to this ordinance being adopted.
Throughout the process with this ordinance extra effort was given to obtain the public's input. The Planning Commission created a study group to review sample ordinances and make recommendations on proposed changes. In addition to this study group, the Village held two focus group meetings.
At these focus group meetings village staff reviewed the various types of regulations and where there was overlap or conflict with the various property owner regulations at Lake Isabella.
Lastly, the Village conducted an online survey to gather feedback on the original draft. The entire process took over 2 years.
The ordinance adopted at Tuesday's meeting will go into effect one week after the notice of adoption is published. That publication is scheduled for this Saturday. Anything existing or permitted prior to that date will be "grandfathered in." Meaning that it is legally allowed to stay.
The primary goal of the ordinance is to reduce areas where the Village has regulations in conflict with the various plat restrictions in the community. In years past this has resulted in a property owner being granted approval for a project by the Village and then being denied a permit by his/her property owners association. With four property owners associations located within the incorporated limits of the Village conflicts were easy to find.
Additionally, the Planning Commission and study group took the comments from the focus groups and survey and gave a priority to the appearance of the fences that are in the community.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Village Hall.
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