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Planning Commission approves 6-foot chain-link fence with privacy slats at 505 California Street
Summary
The commission approved a 6-foot black chain-link fence with privacy slats at 505 California Street, allowing a lesser-than-20-foot front setback in this case and imposing conditions including no barbed or razor wire.
An applicant for 505 California Street told the Weed City Planning Commission he wanted a 6-foot black chain-link fence with privacy slats to secure a storage/warehouse site and to screen equipment and vehicles from public view.
Staff told the commission the site is zoned R-1 but has historically been used for storage and a truck-repair shop. Staff noted a code provision (vehicle visibility) that applies when vehicles are located behind a solid 6-foot fence and are not plainly visible from the highway; staff pointed out that slats in chain-link fencing may not meet the code's definition of a "solid" fence and left it to the commission to determine whether the proposed slats adequately address the municipal code. Notices were sent to property owners within 300 feet as required by state law.
The applicant said a prior owner, identified in the record as Cliff Chan, had an unpermitted 6-foot fence at the same location and that he wanted to proceed correctly this time. "I just want to go about the right way," the applicant said. Commissioners and staff discussed setback location and potential future additions (a lean-to), and staff recommended conditions including a setback less than 20 feet or 2 feet behind the front wall of the existing building and a prohibition on barb or razor wire.
The commission moved to approve the fence as presented, allowing the reduced front setback and the 6-foot height, and adopted the notice of CEQA exemption cited in the staff report. Commissioners recorded no opposition on the floor.
