Montebello MMC 17.10.130 bars electric fences from residential zones, allowing them only in the CM, M-1 and M-2 zones (or CR, C-1, C-2 with Site Plan Review) and only with Planning Director approval and a Knox-box emergency switch.
Montebello restricts certain hazardous fencing materials through Zoning Code Section 17.10.130. Electric fences are the most tightly controlled: they are not permitted in residential zones and are allowed only where the property is located in the CM, M-1 or M-2 zone, or in the CR, C-1 or C-2 zone with Site Plan Review approval. Even in those zones, no electric fence may be installed or used unless first approved by the Community Development Planning Director or a designee, and the installation must include an emergency shut-off accessible to police and fire personnel via a Knox box. The chapter as reviewed does not expressly enumerate a prohibition on barbed wire or razor wire for residential fences, so those materials are not
Installing an electric fence in a residential zone, or in an allowed commercial or manufacturing zone without Planning Director approval and a Knox-box shut-off, violates MMC 17.10.130 and can be ordered removed by Montebello code enforcement.
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