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distances to be maintained where specific conditions render such provisions <br />necessary to provide for the public health and safety. <br />(2) No fence shall be constructed within any drainage easement in the corporate <br />limits of the city or the ETJ unless the city engineer shall have first determined and <br />advised the chief building official, in writing, that he believes such fence shall, in all <br />probability, not interfere with or impair the natural flow of water across the drainage <br />easement. <br />(3) No fence shall be constructed on a vacant lot beyond the average front setback <br />line of adjacent structures within the same block. <br />(4) Fences, guy wires, braces or structural members of any fence constructed upon <br />or protruding over property over which the city or the general public has dominion and <br />control, owns or has an easement over, under, around or through, except upon utility <br />easements which are permitted to be fenced as provided herein. <br />(5) Spikes, nails, barbed wire, razor wire, or other sharp pointed instruments affixed, <br />placed upon, or allowed to exist in any manner attached to a fence or part of a fence <br />except as specifically allowed herein. <br />(6) Any fence installation, addition or improvement utilizing electricity or electrical <br />components except as specifically allowed herein. <br />(7) Fences which deny access to, or the visibility of, fire hydrants, water meter wells, <br />or other utility metering devices. <br />(8) Fences which illegally restrict visibility for vehicular or pedestrian traffic as <br />detern°�aned i::..wh Ci WEniiia w ih°:, ment arv:M "m Unity � ii'n ra pt <br />(9) Damaged or unstable fences if the condition of the fence is a hazard to the <br />health, safety, and/or welfare of the general public. <br />(10) Fences consisting of broken concrete, hadite or cinderblock, or other <br />unauthorized materials to be stacked in piles or rows. <br />(11) Fences or living screen hedges so constructed or planted that disrupt or divert <br />the natural flow of water or drainage. <br />(12) Fences or hedges erected or installed except as allowed herein. <br />(Ordinance 2008-008, sec. 2, adopted 3/24/08; 1988 Code, sec. 11.5-4) <br />Sec. 4.11.005 Permit and inspection <br />(a) Permits. <br />(1) Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to install or cause to be installed or <br />to permit any person to install a fence, or to make any alterations, additions, or <br />Page 6 of 11 <br />