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<br />Fences <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />· Property line fences in any industrial district shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height. <br /> <br />· Fences in commercial and industrial zones which are primarily erected as a security <br />measure may have arms projecting into the applicant's property on which barbed <br />wire can be fastened commencing at a point at least seven feet above the ground, and <br />such fence shall not be erected within the required landscaped portion of any yard or <br />the front yard setback of any commercial or industrial establishment. <br /> <br />Analvsis: <br /> <br />· As stated, the potential issues before the City's Zoning Board of Adjustment are <br />variances for height and fences located at the property line in the front yard <br />setback. Staff habitually sees these developments within commercial/industrial <br />zoning districts, where fences are erected for security purposes. <br /> <br />· Other issue is fence requirement and its proper maintenance by the owner or <br />developer of manufactured housing parks. Per Section 106-334, special use <br />performance standards; residential, screening is required for manufactured <br />housing parks from abutting uses. But, a reference of fence is omitted from the <br />criteria. In addition, Section 106-795, maintenance of fences, does not authorize <br />City officials to enforce these regulations. <br /> <br />· Staff analyzed the situation with all of the pending cases to determine an equitable <br />way to possibly alter the zoning criteria to maintain the intent of the ordinance <br />while alleviating the need for ZBOA to hear additional cases for variances. <br /> <br />Results of research by the Planning Advisory Services subsidiary of the American <br />Planning Association on the neighboring cities are shown in the table below: <br /> <br />City Minimum Maximum <br />Deer Park 6'5" 8' <br />Pasadena 6' 7' <br />Baytown 6' 8' <br />League City 6' <br />Friendswood 8' <br />Pearland 8' <br /> <br />Recommended Requirements: <br /> <br />Residential: <br />· Allow fences of eight (8) feet high maximum including six-inch rot board. <br /> <br />· Allow 8' high perimeter fences for recorded subdivisions that exceed five (5) <br />acres regardless of the number of subdivision lots. <br /> <br />2 <br />