During a Cheyenne City Council work session, Charles Bloom, planning and development director, summarized public comments and staff review of the Unified Development Code and said one recurring item was whether metal fences should be allowed in some areas.

Bloom said the city received six separate comments on the UDC after a December 18, 2024 media release and that staff had examined whether to bring an amendment on metal fences to the council. He said the department had recently amended the code to prohibit metal fences in residential zones based on public comment and that exceptions remain possible through the Board of Adjustment process.

The discussion centered on visual examples of corrugated metal panels and higher-quality decorative metal fences. Seth Lloyd, Planning and Development Department, told the council, “These fence regulations only apply to certain zone districts,” and noted decorative iron or steel fences were not what the prohibition targeted; staff were focused on corrugated metal panels.

Council members said they had observed new metal fencing along East 15th Street near the railroad and depot parking area and raised a concern about the city appearing to apply rules inconsistently. Council Member Seagrave asked for confirmation that traditional wrought-iron-style fences remained acceptable; Lloyd replied that was correct.

Bloom said staff had concluded an amendment was “probably not necessary at this time” but invited council comment. Council members also asked staff to review the Board of Adjustment conditional-use application fee; Bloom reported the current fee is $825 and said the department could consider scaling that fee for small requests such as a fence.

The work session did not produce a formal motion or vote. Staff said they would not put a fence-amendment on the immediate work plan but would follow up on the conditional-use fee and provide additional information to the council if requested.