Georgetown UDC Section 8.07.030.C allows wood, stone, rock, brick, fencecrete, decorative wrought iron, chain link and welded wire, and prohibits makeshift materials like plywood, plastic, fiberglass panels, chicken wire and corrugated metal. Barbed wire, razor wire and electric fencing are allowed only under narrow limits set elsewhere in Section 8.07.
Fence materials in Georgetown are governed by Section 8.07.030.C of the UDC. Allowed materials are wood, stone, rock, brick, fencecrete, decorative wrought iron, chain link, welded wire, or other similar materials of comparable aesthetic and durability; the Director or Building Official may also approve vinyl, PVC or other rot-resistant alternatives during permit review (Sec. 8.07.030.C.1). Prohibited materials are products manufactured for other uses and not intended as permanent fencing, including but not limited to plywood, paper, plastic, fiberglass panels, chicken wire, fabric, or sheet, roll or corrugated metals (Sec. 8.07.030.C.2). Some otherwise-allowed materials are restricted by location: front-yard residential fences must be at least 50% transparent (Sec. 8.07.040.A), and for non-residential uses chain link is prohibited in front and street-side setbacks abutting a local or collector street (Sec. 8.07.070.A.3). Barbed wire fences are not allowed on residential lots of less than two acres (Sec. 8.07.040.E). Barbed wire above a six-foot fence is permitted only for industrial and utility uses up to eight feet total, set back at least 20 feet from the right-of-way, while razor ribbon/tape is allowed only with jails or detention facilities at least 40 feet from the right-of-way (Sec. 8.07.070.F). These are city UDC standards.
Using prohibited makeshift materials such as plywood, plastic sheeting, fabric, chicken wire or corrugated metal as a fence violates Sec. 8.07.030.C.2. Installing barbed wire on a small residential lot, or razor wire outside a permitted detention use, also violates the code and can require removal or replacement with a conforming material.
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