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§ 106-797 LA PORTE CODE <br />Sec. 106-797. Property lire fences in industrial districts. <br />Property line fences in any industrial district shall not exceed eight feet in height except <br />that: <br />(1) Fences erected along a property line in common with a residential district shall be <br />subject to the provisions herein described in residential district fences; and <br />(2) Fences in commercial and industrial zones which are primarily erected as a security <br />measure may have arias projecting into the applicant's property on which barbed wire <br />can be fastened commencing at a point at least seven feet above the ground, and such <br />fence shall not be erected within the required landscaped portion of any yard or the <br />front yard setback of any commercial or industrial establishment. <br />Sec. 106-799. Fencing and wall requirements for automotive wrecking, salvage <br />yards, junk dealers, etc. <br />(a) General requirement. Every automotive wrecking and salvage yard/junk dealer/scrap <br />metal processor yard with the city shall be completely surrounded and enclosed by a solid fence <br />or wall which is at least eight feet in height. <br />(b) Construction, maintenance of fence or wall. Every fence or wall herein shall be <br />constructed and maintained as follows: <br />(1) All fences shall be constructed of wood, masonry, corrugated sheet metal, chain link or <br />any combination thereof; provided, however, that any one side of an automotive <br />wrecking and salvage yard/junk yard/scrap metal processing yard shall be bounded by <br />a fence or wall constructed of only one of the above materials. <br />(2) Chain link fences shall be constructed of galvanized chain link fencing with wood or <br />metal slats or strips run through all links of the chain link fence. <br />(3) All fences or walls shall extend downward to within three inches of the ground and <br />shall test plum and square at all times. <br />(4) All fences or walls shall be constructed in compliance with all applicable provisions of <br />the building code of the city. <br />(c) Use of wall, door or building as part offence or wall. Any part of a fence or wall required <br />by subsection (a) of this section may consist in whole or in part of a solid wall and door, or walls <br />and doors of any completely enclosed building on the premises, if such wall or door meets all <br />construction requirements set forth in this section. <br />(d) Gates at openings in enclosure. Openings in the prescribed enclosure which are <br />necessary to permit reasonable access to said automotive wrecking and salvage yards/junk <br />yards/scrap metal processing yards shall be equipped with a solid gate or gates, constructed <br />and maintained in accordance with the requirements for a fence or wall set forth in this <br />section. Such gates shall be closed and securely locked at all times except during normal <br />daytime business hours. <br />(Code 1970, § 123/4-14(c)—(f)) <br />supp. No. 23 CD106:90 <br />