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City planner seeks uniform fence and accessory-building rules; council held public hearings
Summary
City staff proposed multiple text amendments to Moraines codified ordinances to clarify fence permits and heights, ban spiral barbed wire, permit battery-charged fences in specified districts under state law, and add corner-lot provisions; council opened and closed public hearings and asked staff clarifying questions.
City staff presented a package of text amendments to Moraines zoning code intended to clarify fence standards and accessory-building requirements in residential, agricultural, business and industrial districts. Council opened and later closed three related public hearings (TA-02-2025, TA-03-2025 and TA-04-2025) that would add permit requirements, limit certain fencing types in specified districts and add rules for corner and double-frontage lots.
Why it matters: The proposed language standardizes fence permitting and heights, addresses safety and sight-line concerns at intersections, and brings the citys ordinances into closer…
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