19.66.070 Fence types prohibited.
A. Chain-link fences are prohibited in the following areas:
1. All nonindustrial zones within 10 feet of a street right-of-way.
2. Industrial zones when across the street from the CBD zone or residential zones and within 10 feet of a street right-of-way.
3. Between a street right-of-way and the front of any residential building.
DEPARTURES to subsections (A)(1) and (2) of this section per AMC 19.20.220 will be allowed where the design of the fence and landscape buffer treatment meets the purposes of the standards.
B. Electric fences are prohibited in all zones except R1 zones and may be allowed only by the Director for the purpose of containing animals in a permitted area. No electric fence may be allowed or maintained which does not conform to state electrical codes.
C. Barbed wire and razor wire fences are prohibited in all zones.
Exceptions may be granted in the following conditions:
1. When barbed wire fences are preexisting and are used to contain animals kept on a property continuously since 1999. In such cases, at such time as animals are not kept in the fenced area for 90 days or more, the right to maintain these existing fences must be considered extinguished, and these fences must be removed within 30 days.
2. For sensitive public facilities operated by public agencies. The facility operator must demonstrate security needs cannot be reasonably met with other fence types. The Director must consider the facility’s location, hours of operation, volume of public visitors, and neighboring uses. Higher visitor volumes and visibility to the general public warrant greater application of the prohibition. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)