UDC 9.5.2(D)(1) bans concertina (razor) wire parish-wide, restricts barbed and electric wire to the Rural character area for livestock, and limits chain-link and exposed concrete-block walls.
Under the Unified Development Code, concertina wire fences are prohibited throughout the parish. Electric and barbed wire fences may be permitted only in the Rural character area for the purpose of controlling livestock. Chain-link fences may be permitted in all areas of the parish other than the Downtown character area. Walls containing more than 50 percent exposed standard concrete masonry blocks are not allowed, whether painted or not. These material rules apply alongside the height and setback standards in the same section, and are checked at permit review by the Department of Development.
Installing prohibited materials such as concertina wire, or barbed/electric wire outside the Rural area, is a code violation subject to correction orders and removal.
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