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Beaufort staff proposes ban on electric fences in residential zones; Planning Commission to workshop code change
Summary
City staff presented a proposed revision to Beaufort’s development code at the Feb. 11 work session that would prohibit electric fences on residential lots, citing public-safety concerns after a recent complaint.
City staff presented a proposed revision to Beaufort’s development code at the Feb. 11 work session that would prohibit electric fences on residential lots, citing public-safety concerns after a recent complaint.
Kurt Fries, a city staff member, summarized differences between the existing code provision (2.5.0.6) and a proposed new fencing section (5.8) and said the draft language in 5.8.c.4 would "prohibit electric fences on residential lots." Fries said staff viewed electric…
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