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e. Fence construction and maintenance. 1. The owner of a fence shall maintain it in a condition of reasonable repair and appearance and shall not allow it to become or remain in disrepair or in a dangerous condition. 2. Fences shall be installed with the finished side facing neighboring properties or the street. The term "finished side" means that side having no structural supports. 3. Fencing materials shall consist of permanent all weather products. 4. Temporary fencing shall not be allowed to remain on the property following final inspection, or issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a permitted construction project, or protection of property during a similar project or winter conditions. Winter conditions shall be defined as October 15 through March 31 of the following year. Temporary fencing associated with a special event shall be removed within seven days of the end of such event. Temporary fencing materials shall not be allowed to remain on a permanent basis on a parcel. 5. Existing fences that are legal nonconforming as to location, height, design or other characteristics may be replaced in kind. (9) Entrance monuments, defined for the purpose of this section as a nearly permanent physical structure or object, natural or artificial, used to depict an entrance to the property, erected in all residential zoning districts are considered nonencroachments when they conform with the following standards: a. Each monument, with a maximum of two per approved driveway access, shaii be limited to a single pillar with a footprint measuring no larger than 25 square feet and no length to exceed five feet; b. The monument must be setback a minimum of five feet from ali property boundaries and never fewer than ten feet from the edge of the paved, traveled roadway; c. Plans and/or elevation views of the proposed monuments are required to be submitted for approval by the planning director; d. All signage proposed for the monuments must comply with section 78-1467; e. The monuments are limited to eight feet in height including any appurtenances. Any monument exceeding the maximum height must meet principal structure setback requirements; f. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving two or fewer residences, a minimum horizontal width of 16 feet is required between them; g. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving three or more residences, a minimum horizontal width of 22 feet is required between them; h. Lighting is allowed, in conformance with section 78-1573 and at the discretion of the planning director. i. When a gate is proposed, the following requirements must be met: 1. The gate must open into the property not outward towards the right-of-way, and 2. Gates serving two or fewer residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of 14 feet in the full open position, and 3. Gates serving three or more residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of 20 feet in the full open position, and 4. For all properties, gate height may not exceed the height of the monument, measured from grade, unless principal structure setbacks are met (if monuments are not proposed then gate height shall be regulated in accordance with the fence height regulations of section 78-1405(8), and 5. Gates must maintain an opacity level of no greater than 25 percent, and 6. For locked and/or secured gates a knox box, meeting the standards set forth by the police and fire department, must be provided for emergency access, and 7. On major thoroughfares the monuments and gates must be located 40 feet from the paved, traveled road to allow for vehicle stacking. A major thoroughfare for the purposes of this section means any county road or state highway. j. A building permit is required for installation. A survey must be submitted depicting where the monuments will be placed, and the property corner pins must be located for inspection purposes. (b) The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on structure height requirements: 6