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5.5.6.   Wind Loading
All fencing and walls subject to the standards of this section shall be constructed in accordance with the North Carolina Building Code, and shall be designed and constructed in order to meet the minimum applicable wind loading standards in the Town of Zebulon.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
5.5.7.   Duration
Fences and walls shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to ensure a minimum useful life of at least ten years, and be configured in accordance with the standards in Section 5.5.8, Permitted Materials.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
5.5.8.   Permitted Materials
The following fencing materials are permitted for fences and walls:
   A.   Masonry or stone;
   B.   Ornamental iron, steel, or aluminum;
   C.   Wood;
   D.   Vinyl, plastic, or composite; or
   E.   Chain-link, except where prohibited by this Ordinance.(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
5.5.9.   Restricted Fence Materials
   A.   Barbed Wire as Fencing. Barbed wire as a fence is prohibited in all zoning districts except that it may be allowed as part of a bona fide farm use.
   B.   Barbed Wire Atop Another Material.
      1.   No barbed or razor wire shall be permitted on a fence or wall in a residential or OI district.
      2.   Barbed or razor wire may be used atop another fencing material (e.g., chain link) outside of residential or OI districts only in cases where the barbed or razor wire is at least six feet above the ground measured at the base of the fence.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
5.5.10.   Electric Fences
Fences that carry an electrical current are allowed solely for the purposes of enclosing livestock as part of a bona fide farm use. Nothing shall prohibit below-ground electrical fences intended for the keeping of pets.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
5.5.11.   Prohibited Fence Materials
   A.   Fences made of wooden pallets, tires, debris, junk, rolled plastic, sheet metal, untreated or unpainted plywood, readily flammable material, or waste materials shall be prohibited, unless the materials have been recycled and reprocessed, for marketing to the general public as building materials designed to resemble new building materials (e.g., picket fencing made from recycled plastic and fiber).
   B.   In no instance shall tarps or silt fencing remain on a lot or site after completion of construction.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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