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City hears mixed public reaction to proposed fence and hedge height changes; arts group asks for security path
Summary
Salt Lake City's proposed zoning text amendments would reclassify hedges as landscaping and raise certain allowed fence/hedge heights; historic‑preservation commenters warned about taller front fences in historic districts while the Utah Arts Alliance requested a code pathway to permit taller security fencing around cultural institutions and an updated process to allow exceptions.
Salt Lake City planners proposed two text amendments affecting fence and hedge heights: one would treat hedges as landscaping (moving them into the landscaping and buffer section of code), and another would increase allowable hedge height in front yards to 6 feet and backyard fence heights to 7 feet, with a separate change extending a 6‑ft front‑yard allowance in certain industrial districts.
Historic‑district residents urged…
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