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Commission recommends fence and accessory‑structure code updates for residential, business and industrial districts
Summary
Planning commissioners voted to forward a suite of zoning text amendments clarifying fence standards, barbed‑wire rules, and accessory‑building setbacks and heights in residential, agricultural, business and industrial districts.
The Moraine Planning Commission on Aug. 19 recommended several related zoning text amendments to city council to clarify fence standards and accessory‑structure rules across residential, agricultural, business and industrial districts.
The amendments (TA‑02‑2025, TA‑03‑2025 and TA‑04‑2025) update MCO sections to: require building permits for fences taller than 6 feet; prohibit spiral barbed wire citywide while retaining a three‑strand barbed‑wire allowance in industrial zones; require that fences not display heavy rust…
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