| Date |
Text |
| 2009-12-04 17:17:40 | AMY F. STELLY |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING |
| | 822-1442 |
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| | PLEASE SUBMIT DETAILS FOR THE FENCE INSTALLATIONS. THE |
| | GENERAL PROVISIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL |
| | FENCES ARE BELOW. |
| | |
| | SEC. 94-302. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS. |
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| | (A) GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
| | |
| | (1) PUBLIC SAFETY. NO FENCE, WALL OR HEDGE SHALL BE |
| | CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN THREE FEET OF A FIRE |
| | HYDRANT, WATER CONNECTION, OR OTHER EMERGENCY APPARATUS |
| | PLACED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRE PROTECTION. FENCES, |
| | WALLS OR HEDGES SHALL NOT BE PLACED WITHIN THE AREA |
| | REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODES TO BE |
| | CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED FOR PASSAGE OF EMERGENCY |
| | VEHICLES OR FOR THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF PERSONS OR |
| | ANIMALS. |
| | (2) SPECIAL FENCE PROHIBITIONS. NO BARBED WIRE, |
| | ELECTRICAL ELEMENTS, OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHALL |
| | BE MAINTAINED AS A FENCE OR PART OF A FENCE OR WALL IN |
| | A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THE TOP SURFACE OF ANY |
| | CHAINLINK OR CYCLONE FENCE SHALL BE CRIMPED TO |
| | ELIMINATE THE EXPOSURE OF SHARP EDGES. |
| | (3) PERMITS. ALL FENCES, WALLS, OR HEDGES, EXCEPT THOSE |
| | EXEMPTED IN SUBSECTION (A)(5) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE ZONING CLEARANCE AND BUILDING |
| | PERMIT PROCEDURES. AN OCCUPANCY PERMIT SHALL NOT BE |
| | ISSUED UNTIL ALL REQUIRED FENCES, WALLS, OR SCREENING |
| | HEDGES ARE ERECTED, CONSTRUCTED, OR INSTALLED. |
| | (4) MAINTENANCE. ALL FENCES AND WALLS SHALL BE |
| | MAINTAINED IN A SAFE AND NONHAZARDOUS CONDITION. THE |
| | CITY BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE ANY |
| | REQUIRED DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE CONDITION OF A FENCE |
| | OR WALL. |
| | (5) EXEMPTIONS. ALL AGRICULTURAL FENCES IN THE ROS OR W |
| | DISTRICTS AND TEMPORARY FENCES OR WALLS USED AT A |
| | CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURITY OR |
| | PROTECTION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| | SECTION. HOWEVER, SUCH FENCES OR WALLS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION |
| | 94-305(C). TEMPORARY FENCES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION 94-450(E). |
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| | (C) NONRESIDENTIAL FENCE, HEDGE AND WALL LIMITATIONS. |
| | |
| | (1) MAXIMUM HEIGHT. IN NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, NO |
| | FENCE, HEDGE OR WALL SHALL EXCEED EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT |
| | WITHIN THE REQUIRED SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS. FENCES AND |
| | WALL SHALL NOT EXCEED 48 INCHES IN HEIGHT WITHIN THE |
| | REQUIRED FRONT SETBACK. |
| | (2) BARBED WIRE PERMITTED. NO MORE THAN THREE STRANDS |
| | OF BARBED WIRE MAY BE USED AT THE TOP OF A FENCE OR |
| | WALL. THE STRANDS MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST SIX FEET |
| | ABOVE GRADE OR MOUNTED VERTICALLY OR AT AN ANGLE |
| | PROJECTING INTERIOR TO THE PROPERTY AND MUST NOT |
| | ENCROACH BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE. |
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