Loveland's Title 18 UDC, Section 18.04.07.06, regulates fence and wall materials through three defined categories - 'Solid Material Fence or Wall,' 'Limited Solid Material Fence or Wall,' and 'Opaque Fence or Wall' (UDC 18.19.03) - with the maximum allowed category and material depending on zone district, yard, and location relative to public streets. The Site Development Performance Standards discourage chain link and barbed/razor wire in residential and street-visible contexts and, in the I-25 Corridor Sub-Area, require open-style rail fencing for residential perimeters. Electric fencing is generally restricted to agricultural zones and commercial security applications subject to NFPA 70 (NEC) requirements adopted at LMC Chapter 15.54.020.I and LMC Chapter 15.08.
UDC Chapter 18.19.03 defines fence and wall materials by their visual transparency: 'Solid Material Fence or Wall' (no view through), 'Limited Solid Material Fence or Wall' (limited view), 'Opaque Fence or Wall,' and 'Hedge' (live vegetation acting as a fence). UDC Section 18.04.07.06 ties allowed materials to zone and yard. The Site Development Performance Standards (12-27-17) discourage monotonous chain link or solid expanses in street-visible contexts and require, in the I-25 Corridor Sub-Area: 'For residential subdivisions visible from I-25, perimeter fencing shall be of an open style, such as 2, 3, or 4 rail, split rail, wood post, or other similar style characteristic of rural areas of the Corridor.' Loveland's adopted IBC and IRC (LMC Chapters 15.08 and 15.10), plus the 2024 ISPSC at LMC 15.54, govern any electrical components (e.g., low-voltage agricultural electric fence chargers, security electric fences) under NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), referenced in LMC 15.54.020.I. Local zoning generally restricts barbed wire and razor wire to non-residential and agricultural districts; barbed wire is not allowed on residential property fences in most residential zones, and razor/concertina wire is generally prohibited city-wide except in limited industrial security applications.
Use of prohibited materials in a given zone (e.g., barbed wire or razor wire on residential property, opaque fencing in an I-25 Corridor residential perimeter) is a UDC violation enforced by Current Planning (970-962-2523). Energized fencing not in compliance with NFPA 70 is a violation of the adopted electrical and building codes, enforced by the Building Division (970-962-2505).
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