By BILL SHEA – Daily Freeman-Journal
Rules governing what fences can be made of in Webster City were again advanced by the City Council on Monday.
Under the proposal, fences in residential areas and those in commercial areas next to residential areas can be made of :
* Stone
* Brick
*Treated wood
*Wood composite
* Vinyl panel
* Plaster
* Open ornamental or tubular metal
* Landscape hedge
* Other materials as approved by the zoning administrator.
The provision for other materials as approved by the zoning administrator is intended to provide flexibility as new products come on the market.
Chain link fences would be allowed in residential areas if they are not in front of the property.
Under the proposal, fences in commercial areas could be made of:
* Stone
* Brick
* CMU block
* Pre-cast concrete panel
* Treated wood
* Wood composite
* Vinyl panel
*Chain link with or without mesh
* Chain link with or without vinyl
* Plaster
* Open ornamental or tubular metal
* Landscape hedge
* Metal pipe barrier
* Chained or cabled bollards
Electrical fences and barbed wire fences would be prohibited abywhere in the city.
Existing fences would be allowed to remain, but if they have to be repaired or rebuilt they would have to comply with the new rules.
The council unanimously approved the second reading of the new rules Monday. They have to be approved once more to become law.
The council also approved the second reading of a measure to increase fines on industries that dump too much wastewater into the city’s sanitary sewers. That measure also must be approved once more to become law.
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Last modified: September 18, 2018