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Homestead advances ordinances to prohibit new wood and chain‑link fences in residential and mixed‑use zones
Summary
The city's Local Planning Agency and City Council moved forward with ordinances to ban new wood and chain‑link fences in residential and mixed‑use zoning. Existing fences would be grandfathered as nonconforming, repairs allowed under a 50% rule, and screening on chain‑link must be replaced with woven composite slats by Dec. 31, 2025; an exception
City planning staff and elected officials moved forward with companion ordinances to amend Homestead’s zoning and the Southwest Neighborhood Master Plan to prohibit new wood and chain‑link fences in residential and mixed‑use zoning districts.
The Local Planning Agency discussed two companion legislative items and voted to forward them; the City Council later held first‑reading style votes to advance the ordinances. Staff described the intent as an aesthetic and maintenance policy: under the proposal, new wood and chain‑link fences would no longer be permitted in residentially zoned or mixed‑use areas. Existing wood and chain‑link fences would be deemed…
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