Queen of Hearts riding academy

Said Queen of Hearts has served the community longer than the city has existed and that his son recently began volunteering; urged approval of the variance.

The organization's full-time director of operations said she left corporate America to serve Queen of Hearts after six years of volunteering, and argued the community benefit outweighs the encroachment concerns.

A volunteer who said the opportunity turned his life around and that working alongside the fence did not feel dangerous despite the narrow margins.