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<br />5SU:ign 3: That Article V "Supplementary District Regulations", Division 4 "Fencing and
<br />Landscaping Requirements", of Chapter 106, "Zoning," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
<br />La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows:
<br />"DIVISION 4. - FENCING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
<br />See. 106- 789. - Fence m ateri a] s.
<br />Allowable fence material shall include wood pickets, chain link, masonry, and wrought iron. Any other
<br />materials are subject to approval by the director of planning.
<br />See. 106-790. - Subdivision perimeter fences.
<br />Subdivision perimeter fences shall be required in recorded subdivisions that exceed five acres. Such
<br />perimeter fences shall not exceed eight feet in height. Materials shall be limited to opaque wood fences
<br />with brick base and columns and solid brick fences when subdivision backs up to major thoroughfare. The
<br />director of planning may approve other material that meets the intent of this section.
<br />See. 106-791. - Front yard areas.
<br />No fences, structures, grading, or barrier hedges shall be permitted within any front yard areas except in the
<br />case of residential large lots, or in the case of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of
<br />Galveston Bay, as provided in section 106-792 (Residential large lots and lots adjacent to Galveston Bay).
<br />See. 106-792. - Residential large lots and lots adjacent to Galveston Bay.
<br />In the case of residential large lots, eight feet perimeter fences are permitted as an accessory use. In the case
<br />of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of Galveston Bay, four feet front yard fences are
<br />permitted parallel and adjacent to the side lot lines. However, such fences shall be permitted on the front
<br />lot line directly adjacent to Galveston Bay, and shall only be constituted of chain link. These exceptions do
<br />not permit structures, grading, or barrier hedges.
<br />See. 106-793. - Fences in side and rear yards.
<br />Within side yards and rear yards, fences of not higher than eight feet including rot boards and walls 42
<br />inches high or less shall be permitted.
<br />See. 106-794. - Fences and trees on utility easements.
<br />Fences or trees placed upon utility easements are subject to removal at the owner's expense if required for
<br />the maintenance or improvement of the utility. Trees on utility easements containing overhead wires shall
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