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1. Security Fences <br />Fences on commercial or industrial properties installed for security purposes may be <br />erected subject to the following standards: <br />a. Conditional Use Permit Required. A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for <br />all proposed security fences. <br />b. Demonstrated Security Need. The Applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of <br />the City Council that a security fence is necessary due to legitimate operational, <br />public safety, or site security concerns. <br />c. Height Standards <br />i. Security fences within the front or corner side yards shall not exceed six (6) <br />feet in height and are subject to the visibility triangle setback of 30 feet <br />found in Section 915.030. <br />ii. Security fences in the non-corner side or rear yard shall not exceed eight (8) <br />feet in height. <br />d. Fence Extensions for Barbed Wire <br />Security fences may include inward facing arm extensions to support barbed wire, <br />subject to the following requirements: <br />i. Fence arms shall not exceed three (3) feet in length. <br />ii. Fence arms shall be placed at a height between six (6) and of eight (8) feet <br />above ground level, on which barbed wire may be strung. <br />iii. Fence arm extensions and barbed wire shall not extend across an abutting <br />property line or over any public right-of-way. <br /> <br />2. Sport Court Fences <br /> <br />a. Chain link or woven wire fences (without slat screens) used for the enclosure of <br />sport courts or other such recreational purposes are permitted. <br />b. Such fences shall not exceed 10 feet in height <br />c. Such fences may only be located in a rear yard and must be a minimum of five (5) <br />feet from the side and rear property lines. <br /> <br />3. Railroad Screening Fence. <br />In the case of residential property that abuts railroad property, a fence for the purpose <br />of sound and visual barrier is allowed by conditional use permit with the following <br />conditions: <br /> <br />a. All fences in the non-corner side and rear yards of residential property that abuts a <br />railroad track shall be constructed to a maximum height of twelve (12) feet. <br />b. When a new fence is constructed along a property line abutting railroad property, <br />any existing parallel boundary line fence within 5 feet of the proposed fence, <br />including posts, shall be removed before construction of a new fence can take <br />place. <br />c. A landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and the City <br />Council for review and approval, with an emphasis on minimizing the view of the <br />fence from abutting residential and commercial properties.