Staff proposes fence-code changes to reduce variance burden, retain complaint-based enforcement
City planning staff proposed three text amendments to the fence ordinance—corner-side-yard flexibility, restoration of some pre-2023 front-yard allowances, and an interior-side-yard safety provision—and said enforcement will remain complaint-based while Planning Commission review is scheduled for Aug. 10.
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Sarah Roman, a senior planner with the city’s Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) team, presented proposed text amendments to the city fence ordinance on July 23, 2026.
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