Apex UDO Sec. 8.2.7.A controls fence materials. Plywood, particleboard, sheet metal, concrete slabs, and concrete barriers may not be used for fencing. Barbed wire is generally prohibited and may only be used 'in conjunction with a permitted agricultural use or in conjunction with the permitted keeping of horses or livestock,' though up to 2 feet of barbed wire is allowed on top of another fence type for safety in industrial and utility uses. Chain link in residential districts is restricted to side and rear yards of individual lots, and chain link in non-residential districts must be coated black, brown, or dark green vinyl (except industrial/utility chain link, which does not require coating).
Sec. 8.2.7.A.3 states: 'Materials such as, but not limited to, plywood, particleboard, sheet metal, concrete slabs, concrete barriers shall not be used for fencing or for walls.' Sec. 8.2.7.A.5 states: 'Barbed-wire and similar fence materials may only be used in conjunction with a permitted agricultural use or in conjunction with the permitted keeping of horses or livestock. Up to 2' of barbed wire can be erected on top of another fence type for safety purposes for industrial and utility uses.' Sec. 8.2.7.A.4.a states: 'Chain link fencing used in non-residential zoning districts shall be coated in black, brown or dark green vinyl or equivalent, except that chain link fencing used in industrial zoning districts or for public utility purposes does not require vinyl coating.' Sec. 8.2.7.A.4.b states: 'In residential zoning districts, chain link fencing is only allowed in the side and/or rear yards of individual lots and is not allowed to be used by the developer of a subdivision for buffering and screening. Chain link fencing used for single-family recreational accessory uses as permitted in Sec. 4.5.4 such as but not limited to playgrounds, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and basketball courts, shall be vinyl coated in black, brown or dark green, and must meet the requirements of Sec. 8.2.7.B.1 Fence/Wall Height.' Electrified fencing is not enumerated as a permitted material in Sec. 8.2.7.A.1 ('wood, stone, brick, decorative concrete block, wrought iron, [or products created to resemble these materials], or a combination of any of these materials').
A plywood, particleboard, sheet metal, concrete-slab, or concrete-barrier fence violates Sec. 8.2.7.A.3 and can be ordered removed by the Planning Department or Code Enforcement. Barbed wire on a non-agricultural residential lot violates Sec. 8.2.7.A.5. Uncoated chain link in a non-residential or non-industrial district violates Sec. 8.2.7.A.4.a. Chain link in a residential front yard violates Sec. 8.2.7.A.4.b.
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