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9r <br />t ^ <br />/ <br />9 <br />/ <br />3. <br />3. <br />Solid Walla are permitted the same aa fencea. <br />There ia no distinction bet%reen above ground walla and <br />retaining walls. <br />4.Certain definitions are lacking, such as "wall", where height <br />ia measured, "major thoroughfare”, etc. <br />5.Screening should be primarily natural material with fences <br />used as secondary screening, not vice-versa. <br />6.There is no provision for swimming pool or other security <br />fencing. <br />7.There is no prohibition against hazardous fences like barbed <br />wire or electric fences. <br />8. Iliere is no differentiation between the needs of urban and <br />rural neighborhoods. <br />9.Ordinances should protect against typical complaints (view <br />blockage, spite fences) yet permit maximum flexibility to <br />preserve privacy and to keep public involvement to a minimum. <br />10.Ordinances should cover "grey areas" with necessary definitions, <br />prohibitions, permissions, etc. <br />11. Ordinance should be as simple as possible. <br />Ordinance Suggestions <br />1.Create a separate section to regulate fences, freestanding <br />walls and retaining walls (take these items out of the "non <br />encroachments" section). <br />2.Make natural planting the primary screening material with <br />fences to be used only in peurticular circumstances, or in <br />addition to natural materials; perhaps by conditional use <br />permits. <br />3.Regulate permanent "walls" and obtrusive solid or opaque <br />"fencea* more stringently than open fences. <br />4. <br />5. <br />Require swimming pool fencing. <br />Prohibit hazardous fencing in urban areas, yet allow barbed <br />wire or electric fencing where horses are permitted in the <br />rural areas. <br />6.Establish a "fence permit" system to require staff review prior <br />to construction. This may apply to all fences or, preferably, <br />only to solid fences, walls, or fences over 3-1/2 ft. high. <br />-2- <br />1