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Rosemont Plaza Could Get New Wood Fence Instead of Masonry Wall

The Cordova Community Planning Council will vote on a special use permit.

The year-long controversy over a Rosemont Plaza shopping center fence reaches the Cordova Community Planning Advisory Council this week.

The council will hear arguments Thursday (March 21) for a special permit to build a six-foot high wood fence rather than a masonry wall between Rosemont Plaza shopping center and neighboring residents.

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The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., in the County of Sacramento’s Branch Center, in conference room 1. The center is located at 3701 Branch Center Road.

After the public hearing, the advisory council is expected to make a recommendation to the county's zoning administrator for final approval or denial. 

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If approved by the zoning administrator, then a wood fence could be built, explained Surinder Singh, senior planner with Sacramento County's development department.

The issue first gained attention early last year when neighboring shopping center residents complained of the fence’s contribution to loud noise and a lack of privacy.

Siding with the residents and the county’s ordinance requiring a 6-foot masonry wall at the Kiefer Boulevard location, code enforcement called for the removal of the wood fence.

Then in April 2012, the Rosemont shopping center’s Los Altos-based owners appealed code enforcement’s decision to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors denied the appeal.

Since the decision, the property owners only recourse was to file for a special permit to build a higher wood fence, or one with some masonry wall features. 

Masonry walls, known to require less maintenance and reduce sound in the building community, also often provide more privacy.

The shopping center’s owners appealed to the County initially, arguing against the high cost of a masonry wall and the likely removal of many trees. 

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