For required screening fences, the county ULMO expressly prohibits chain-link fences woven with wood, plastic, or metal strips. Plain chain link is allowed only if it is hidden by an evergreen hedge that fully obscures it within four years. Ordinary residential fences face no material ban.
The ULMO's bufferyard standards (§2.02-2, Fence and Wall Specifications) govern required screening. They state that 'Chain link fences with wood, plastic, or metal strips are expressly prohibited,' and that plain chain link may substitute for a wooden screen fence only with an approved evergreen hedge on the outbound side sized to obscure the fence within four years. These material rules apply to required buffers between conflicting uses; a standard residential privacy fence not serving as a required buffer is not restricted by material.
A non-conforming screening fence fails buffer requirements; a certificate of occupancy can be withheld until it is corrected.
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