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Commissioners refine fence, wall and trash-enclosure rules in Cathedral City code update
Summary
During the Planning Commission's code update session, commissioners discussed front-yard fence heights, CPTED visibility, sports-court fence limits, and a proposed exception allowing painted trash containers instead of enclosures where side-yard constraints make enclosures infeasible.
The Planning Commission discussed residential and commercial fence-and-wall standards as part of the draft code update.
Chair Lee cited CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design) principles and recommended lower, see-through front-yard walls — typically about 42 inches — combined with transparent extensions for security so sightlines are not fully blocked.…
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