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Council tightens fence definition, removes open-ended language in ordinance amendment
Summary
The council approved changes to fence-definition language in the municipal code to replace an open-ended "etc." clause with wording limiting allowed materials to those manufactured for fencing; staff were directed to reference the ordinance from the engineering standards detail.
The Cedar City Council on June 25 approved amendments to municipal code language that narrow the definition of a "site-obscuring fence" and change related engineering standard references.
Don Boudreaux of the city engineering division introduced the revision, saying the current definition ends with "etcetera," which could allow unconventional materials. "In my opinion, that opens it up for fencing at all," Boudreaux said, proposing language to limit materials to those "designed and manufactured for fencing purposes."
Council members and proponents debated the threshold between aesthetic control and practical options for different zones. Proponent Tyler Melling, representing Pentland Hollow LLC, told the council that factory-inserted slat chain link is competitively priced and that some chain-link-with-slats installations have remained acceptable for decades. Melling said factory-inserted slat chain link can be within roughly 5% of masonry cost by some estimates and that aftermarket options change the cost calculus.
The ordinance amendment also included a change in engineering standard detail 4.6.0.1 to refer back to the revised ordinance definition. Council members asked staff to ensure the standard language does not inadvertently create contradictions between aesthetic expectations in long stretches of master-plan roads and affordability in other zones.
After discussion the council moved, amended to include the standards referral, and approved the ordinance amendment by voice vote.
