Hays city commissioners unanimously approved two ordinances Thursday night to amend regulations regarding the heights of some side yard fences and of accessory structures, such as garages.
Jesse Rohr, public works director, said city staff and the Hays Area Planning Commission agreed the items in the Unified Development Code (UDC) were “unnecessarily restrictive.”
Commissioner Sandy Jacobs wondered “how that got by us.”
The massive UDC was adopted in August 2016, and has been amended more than once. That is to be expected, according to Mayor James Meier.
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