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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Invalid #188295

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Other: I am a neighbor of this address. Twice in the past year, the two dogs who live at this property have been in the street and charged me and my dog. On another occasion, one of the dogs charged the property's fence and attempted to bite me by reaching *over* the fence. I have reported two of these instances to Animal Control. The last time (when the dog attempt to bite over the fence), the Animal Control officer told me that he had explained to the owners that their fence violates zoning by being too close to the sidewalk, and that the owners had expressed an intention to remove the fence in the front and keep the dogs in the back. However, I have heard, "We keep the dogs in the back" multiple times, when that is not true. The Animal Control Officer suggested that I could contact the city's zoning office, to have the fencing issue in the front yard addressed. I cannot find a way to contact Zoning specifically, so I am submitting the request here. FWIW, other people have had encounters with these dogs, though I don't know if they have reported it. Thank you.

Assigned to
Joy Brown

History

5/8/2024 11:41:06 Closed by Joy Brown

Planning staff investigated the fencing at the property today and it was compliant with all City zoning code fencing regulations. The fence was 4 feet tall which is compliant with the height limit of 4 feet for fences forward of the front building wall on the property. There were no prohibited fencing components such as barbed wire. The fence was located on private property. Please consult the City's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 20.04.080(n) [Development Standards & Incentives; Landscaping, Buffering, and Fences; Fences and Walls] starting on UDO page 225, pdf page 233 at https://bloomington.in.gov/planning/udo for all fencing standards within the City.

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188295 Closed by Joy Brown Planning staff investigated the fencing at the property today and it was compliant with all City zoning code fencing regulations. The fence was 4 feet tall which is compliant with the height limit of 4 feet for fences forward of the front building wall on the property. There were no prohibited fencing components such as barbed wire. The fence was located on private property. Please consult the City's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 20.04.080(n) [Development Standards & Incentives; Landscaping, Buffering, and Fences; Fences and Walls] starting on UDO page 225, pdf page 233 at https://bloomington.in.gov/planning/udo for all fencing standards within the City.

5/8/2024 11:40:57 Opened by Joy Brown

Accidentally closed case as resolved when should be invalid. Reopening case to close properly.

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188295 Opened by Joy Brown Accidentally closed case as resolved when should be invalid. Reopening case to close properly.

5/8/2024 11:34:11 Closed by Joy Brown

Planning staff investigated the fencing at the property today and it was compliant with all City zoning code fencing regulations. The fence was 4 feet tall which is compliant with the height limit of 4 feet for fences forward of the front building wall on the property. There were no prohibited fencing components such as barbed wire. The fence was located on private property. Please consult the City's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 20.04.080(n) [Development Standards & Incentives; Landscaping, Buffering, and Fences; Fences and Walls] starting on UDO page 225, pdf page 233 at https://bloomington.in.gov/planning/udo for all fencing standards within the City.

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188295 Closed by Joy Brown Planning staff investigated the fencing at the property today and it was compliant with all City zoning code fencing regulations. The fence was 4 feet tall which is compliant with the height limit of 4 feet for fences forward of the front building wall on the property. There were no prohibited fencing components such as barbed wire. The fence was located on private property. Please consult the City's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 20.04.080(n) [Development Standards & Incentives; Landscaping, Buffering, and Fences; Fences and Walls] starting on UDO page 225, pdf page 233 at https://bloomington.in.gov/planning/udo for all fencing standards within the City.

5/8/2024 08:38:54 Jennifer Burrell assigned this case to Joy Brown

Complaint about fence. I am not sure if the complainant is fully aware of our regulations. If this is 4ft or under it likely would meet code. We can take a look!

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188295 Jennifer Burrell assigned this case to Joy Brown You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Complaint about fence. I am not sure if the complainant is fully aware of our regulations. If this is 4ft or under it likely would meet code. We can take a look!

5/7/2024 10:54:49 Anonymous assigned this case to Adam Wason

Sent notification to Adam Wason
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188295 Anonymous assigned this case to Adam Wason You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/7/2024 10:54:49 Opened by Anonymous

2008 E Greenbriar LN

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.144317626953
Longitude-86.509429931641
TownshipPerry

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