Conditional use · Planning application
Couple wins approval for decorative concrete wall to block Chinden traffic noise
Marc and Julie McConnell sought a conditional use permit to build a decorative concrete fence or wall along Chinden Boulevard, an exception to city code requiring open-style fencing next to arterial streets. The City Council approved it on Sept. 23 with conditions that the wall match nearby Chinden fences and stay out…
From the filing
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Marc and Julie McConnell want a waiver of the city's open-style fencing rule so they can build a decorative concrete fence/wall at the rear of their 1-acre home site at 1193 West Hempstead Drive in Eagle. The wall would sit at the top of an existing berm next to Chinden Boulevard to reduce traffic noise, and would match two similar walls already built on nearby lots. No new buildings are proposed.
Fences - Marc McConnell and Julie McConnell: Marc McConnell and Julie McConnell are requesting conditional use permit approval for a waiver of Eagle City Code Section 8-3-3(B)(2) to permit construction of a decorative concrete fence/wall adjacent to an arterial street. The 1.00-acre site is located on the north side of West Chinden Boulevard approximately ¼-mile east of South Locust Grove Road at 1193 West Hempstead Drive.
Project name on file: Waiver of Eagle City Code Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 3(B)(2)
Timeline
Sept. 23, 2025
Approved
Eagle City Council: Approved. Findings adopted October 14, 2025.
Sept. 23, 2025
Public hearing: Eagle City Council
Sept. 2, 2025
Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
Aug. 18, 2025
Public hearing: Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for fence waiver request
City council staff report on a conditional use permit to waive the fence code for a decorative concrete wall at the top of a berm along an arterial street, with the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation on…
Sept. 22, 2025 · 42 pages · 16.7 MB
- Download Staff report on conditional use permit for fence waiver
Staff report for the applicant's request to waive the fence standard for a decorative concrete wall at a berm, with proposed site-specific conditions of approval and a Planning and Zoning hearing date of Aug. 18, 2025.
Aug. 17, 2025 · 31 pages · 16.0 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact and conclusions of law on fence waiver
Eagle City Council's written decision on a conditional use permit to waive the city's fence code for a decorative concrete fence or wall next to an arterial street, following a Sept. 23, 2025 hearing.
Oct. 13, 2025 · 11 pages · 228 KB · Decision
- Download Findings of fact and conclusions of law on fence waiver
Planning and Zoning Commission findings on the conditional use permit for a decorative concrete fence waiver along an arterial street, including notice and prior actions.
Sept. 1, 2025 · 10 pages · 219 KB · Decision