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Jason Silinski, Carriage Station resident, said he is very concerned that the city may start enforcing its fence ordinance because he has $12,000 invested in his fence. He said that his wife called the city and was told that they could install a fence as along as it was not chain link or over 6 feet tall. If he planted trees around his entire lot, his lot would be filled up with foliage. He asked what is the definition of a solid fence…his definition is concrete. Nancy Bielenburg, Carriage Station resident, asked the City to consider the safety factor of tall, solid fences while reviewing the new ordinance. She said she cannot see her 13-year old son behind the tall fences in Carriage Station and worries that a small child may run out and get hit by a car. She added that the lots in Carriage Station are beginning to look like pieces to a jigsaw puzzle because the lots have unusual shapes and some homeowners have built fences while some have not. M/S/F Johnston/DeLapp - to direct the staff to modify the Planning Commission proposal to disallow solid wall fences over 4’ in height. (Motion passed 1-4:Siedow, Dunn, Hunt, DeLapp: They did not want to override a decision by the Planning Commission before they saw the new ordinance.) M/S/P Johnston/Dunn – to delay enforcement on the fence ordinance until the Council receives the newly revised fence ordinance. (Motion passed 4-1:DeLapp voted against the motion because he said it was the same motion the council made last year.) The Council will hold a Code Enforcement workshop on April 13th at 4:30 p.m. Council member DeLapp indicated he may not be in attendance because of a county meeting.