A. Purpose: Provide increased safety from potential dangers due to agricultural activities, water courses, high-speed traffic, and other potential dangers or hazards by requiring a barrier between potentially incompatible land uses.
B. Requirement: Fencing shall be required under the following conditions:
1. Bordering Agricultural Land: A six foot (6') high fence is required between the subdivision (any zone) and any land that is zoned Agricultural (A).
a. Fencing material shall be chain link unless otherwise approved according to subsection C.
2. Bordering Canals: A six foot (6') high fence is required where the subdivision borders a canal, canal right-of-way/easement, or canal property whereon the canal is located.
a. Fencing material shall be chain link unless otherwise approved according to subsection C.
3. Bordering Interstate: A six foot (6') high fence is required where building lots for any land use are adjacent to Interstate 84. The fence shall be installed along the I-84 right-of-way line.
a. The fencing material shall be masonry unless otherwise approved according to subsection C.
4. Buffer Yard: An eight foot (8') high fence/wall as required by section 10-15-14.
a. Fencing/wall material shall be masonry unless otherwise approved according to subsection C.
5. Multiple Conditions: In the case where one or more of the fencing conditions listed above exist in the same location, the more restrictive requirement shall govern.
C. Other Fencing Materials: The listed material shall be required unless a different type of fencing material matches the look and feel of other adjacent fencing materials as requested by the applicant and approved by the Administrative Land Use Authority. In no case can the quality or purpose be less than the listed size and material.
D. Authority: The Administrative Land Use Authority shall have authority to implement reasonable fencing requirements for conditions other than those stated above where potential dangers are currently present or will be present after the development of the subdivision. The Administrative Land Use Authority shall also have the authority to waive the fencing requirement where its removal will not compromise safety or does not accomplish the intent of the fence.
(Ord. 2023-17, 11-28-2023, eff. 1-1-2024)