Legal Opinion
Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 15, 1984No. 83-440PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
This appeal involves a decision by the zoning board of adjustment of Davenport, Iowa (board), denying an application for a variance from an ordinance limiting the height of front-yard fences to forty-two inches. Monte H. Greenawalt applied for a variance for the purpose of constructing a fence six feet in height.
The property for which the variance was requested is a three and one-half acre parcel known as “Oak Knoll”, a residence located in an old and exclusive Davenport neighborhood. The surrounding area is hilly and wooded, and the lots are typically quite large; Oak…
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