A. Barbed wire. It is unlawful for any person to erect or maintain within the city any fence constructed in whole or in part of barbed wire, razor wire, or other similar wire (hereafter referred to as barbed wire), except as indicated below.
1. Barbed wire is not allowed in the following zones, except for security fence around construction building materials, and then only by special permit issued by Community Development Director:
a. Manufactured Home Subdivision District (MHS);
b. Parking District (P);
c. Low Density Residential District (R-1);
d. Low Density Residential District, Including Dwellings and Mobile Homes (R-2);
e. High Density Residential District (R-3);
f. Recreational Vehicle Park District (RVP); and
g. Recreational Vehicle Subdivision District (RVS).
2. Barbed wire is not allowed in the following zones, except for security purposes, and then only by special permit issued by Community Development Department. Special permits will not be issued for barbed wire in areas generally accessible to the public during normal business hours: Commercial Zone (C-1).
3. Barbed wire is allowed in the following zones, but only in conjunction with animal, crop, equipment, or facilities protection, restraint, or security:
a. Agriculture (A); and
b. Suburban Ranch (RA).
4. Barbed wire is allowed in the following zones for perimeter fencing, materials, and facility security or protection. (Perimeter fencing is allowed with barbed wire only if the barbed wire is a minimum of six feet above the ground. If barb arms are used at the fence top, the fence must be completely on private property, including the area below barb arms if they extend outside the fence line.): Light Industrial District (LI) or Heavy Industrial District (HI).
5. Barbed wire is allowed for use by the following for perimeter fencing, materials, and facility security or protection regardless of zone they are located in. (Perimeter fencing is allowed with barbed wire only if the barbed wire is a minimum of six feet above the ground. If barb arms are used at the fence top, the fence must be completely on private property, including the area below barb arms if they extend outside the fence line.):
a. Federal, state, or local government facilities; and
b. School facilities.
B. Electric fences. Electrically-charged fences are allowed within the city only by special permit from the Community Development Director, and then with the following restrictions generally applying.
1. A special permit will be allowed only in an industrial zone or during construction in other zones, and then only for major security reasons.
2. Electrically-charged fences will be allowed only in a location made inaccessible to persons, who would know the fence is electrified, by virtue of another fence or structure.
3. Electrically-charged fences will only be allowed if they are UL-approved units that work on an intermittent pulse basis.
4. All electrically-charged fences shall be so identified with adequate signage in both English and Spanish at a distance not more than 200 feet between signs and no less than one sign per perimeter leg of the fence.
Penalty, see Article 1-8