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<br />S 106-773 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CODE <br /> <br />(2) Construction and landscaping material currently being used on the premises; <br /> <br />(3) Off-street parking of passenger vehicles and light trucks, as defined in this chapter; <br /> <br />(4) Firewood, compost, or residential lawn and garden tools. <br /> <br />Sees. 106-774-106-790. Reserved. <br /> <br />DIVISION 4. FENCING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />Sec. 106-791. Front yard areas. <br /> <br />No fences, structures, grading, or barrier hedges shall be permitted within any front yard <br />areas except in the case of large lot residential lots, or in the case of lots with a front yard <br />directly adjacent to the shoreline of Galveston Bay, as provided in section 106-792. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-792. Large lot residential lots. <br /> <br />In the case of large lot residential lots, six feet perimeter fences are permitted as an <br />accessory use. In the case of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of <br />Galveston Bay, four feet front yard fences are permitted parallel and adjacent to the side lot <br />lines. However, such fences shall not be permitted on the front lot line directly adjacent to <br />Galveston Bay, and shall only be constituted of chain link. These exceptions do not permit <br />structw"es, grading, or barrier hedges. <br /> <br />l <br />\ <br />" <br /> <br />Sec. 106-793.. Fences in side and rear yards. <br /> <br />Within side yards and rear yards, fences of not higher than six feet excluding six-inch rot <br />boards and walls 42 inches high or less shall be permitted. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-794. Fences and trees on utility easements. <br /> <br />Fences or trees placed upon utility easements are subject to removal at the owner's expense <br />if required for the maintenance or improvement of the utility. Trees on utility easements <br />containing overhead wires shall not exceed ten feet in height. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-795. Maintenance of fences. <br /> <br />Both sides of the fence must be maintained in good condition by the owner of the fence. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-796. Barbed wire fences. <br /> <br />Barbed wire fences shall not be permitted, used or constructed except in industrial districts <br />or to control livestock as hereinafter provided. <br /> <br />Supp. No.9 <br /> <br />CD106:88 <br /> <br />~HIBn' ~ <br />