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City staff propose fence-code rewrite to reduce variances, clarify materials and maintenance rules
Summary
City planning staff introduced a rewrite of Pataskala's fence regulations to the development committee. Proposed changes add a formal definition of "fence," require the finished side to face outward, ban electric fences, allow limited barbed wire in commercial/industrial districts, and remove a city requirement that neighbors share maintenance.
Jack, speaking for planning staff, briefed the Pataskala City Development Committee on proposed revisions to the city's fence regulations. He said the update was driven by the volume of variance requests and by a desire to codify common practices and close gaps in the code.
Key changes Jack described include adding a formal definition of "fence," clarifying which department reviews permits, requiring the finished side of a fence to face outward, and prohibiting construction of fences from unsuitable materials such as scrap metal or pallets. The proposal also aligns the fence code with an existing prohibition on electrified fences and explicitly allows up to one foot of barbed…
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