Planning commission looks to resolve fencing ordinance

The Saratoga Planning Commission agreed to let residents decide height of front-yard fencing.

The commission elected to confirm with town attorney Tom Thompson if front-yard fence heights that exceed the current fencing ordinance could be covered under a variance. Commission members said that way residents would be able to sign off on any dramatic changes to fencing.

“Instead of having a blanket ordinance cover the whole town, let’s let the town decide,” planning commission member Greg Cooksey said.

Under a variance, all residents within a three-hundred foot radius would have to sign off any c...