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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2022 Page 4 1 Mr. Grittman stated the addition of “outward toward adjoining property or right of way” was 2 added to “appearance of fence”, to provide additional clarification. 3 4 Mr. Grittman stated, under Item H, the following addition is proposed: “Property owners 5 should select maintenance free materials”. He added this amendment clarifies that a fence 6 which requires maintenance must be accessible, which can be problematic for neighbors. 7 8 Mr. Grittman stated, with regard to temporary fencing, restrictive language is proposed to be 9 added as it is not currently regulated. 10 11 Mr. Grittman stated City Staff feels that the proposed amendments are appropriate to clarify 12 specific issues and notify property owners regarding the City’s expectations. 13 14 Commissioner Morita asked whether the Commission should discuss the issue tabled by the 15 City Council, highlighted in yellow. Mr. Grittman confirmed this would be the opportunity 16 for Commissioners to make comments about this issue. 17 18 Chair Socha stated it is not easy to define what is flat vs. what is graded. Mr. Grittman stated 19 sections of the fence Code could be identified as flat, uneven or sloped, although that seems 20 burdensome. He added some Councilmembers expressed concern about the additional foot of 21 height. 22 23 Commissioner Morita stated ornamental fence caps that exceed 6 feet could be allowed on 24 sloped areas. Chair Socha stated a relatively simple way to resolve this would be to say 6.5 25 feet for the fence but up to 7 feet for post caps and fence posts. Commissioner Erickson 26 agreed that sounds like a good compromise. 27 28 Commissioner Rude agreed. He added slopes should be defined, and fences should follow the 29 contour. 30 31 Mr. Grittman stated that would mean deleting the measurement at the post, which would be 32 imposing a standard. 33 34 Commissioner Rude asked whether 7-foot posts would require a permitting process if posts 35 are no higher than 6.5 feet. Mr. Grittman confirmed that fence posts that are higher than 7 36 feet would require a permit. 37 38 Commissioner Rude stated, under Section 150.072, fifth line, “building permit” should be 39 changed to “zoning permit”. Mr. Grittman agreed. 40 41 Commissioner Rude stated a survey may not be required, but the applicant should find 42 property markers and refer to the plat. He added this section could read “at the discretion of 43 the City and adjacent property owner”. 44 45 Chair Socha stated the Code as proposed puts the onus on the permit applicant, but this does 46 not address enforcement.