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Committee adds Galvalume to approved buffer-zone fence materials, forwards amendment to full council
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The Livingston Parish ordinance committee voted unanimously to add Galvalume to the list of materials allowed for the required 8-foot solid buffer fence and recommended the amendment to the full council for introduction at its April 23 meeting.
The Livingston Parish ordinance review committee on April 23 recommended that the full parish council add Galvalume to the list of approved materials for the 8-foot solid buffer fence that separates residential and certain commercial or institutional properties.
Committee members discussed whether to list Galvalume specifically or to adopt a broader performance standard that would allow any material that "meets or exceeds" the existing buffer standard. Miss Raven read the ordinance language the committee was considering: "the buffer zone shall consist of an 8-foot solid wood, brick, or masonry fence between the residential and commercial, industrial, multifamily, religious, educational, institutional, or public property lines." Chair Mangus argued for including Galvalume, saying, "Galvalume is not going to warp or wear out," and other members noted evolving materials and the need to avoid permitting low-value products such as temporary orange construction fencing in buffer zones.
Councilman Wascom moved to add Galvalume to section 1-26-8(c); Councilman Erde seconded the motion. The committee voted unanimously to forward the amendment to the full council for introduction at its April 23 meeting.
The recommendation will appear on the full council agenda for introduction; any final adoption would follow the council’s legislative process. The committee retained the ordinance’s requirement that the buffer fence be solid; members discussed potentially revisiting a broader performance standard in a future revision.
