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Neodesha adopts 2024 Uniform Public Offense Code; bans barbed wire and electric fences in residential zones
Summary
Ordinance No. 1807 incorporates the 2024 Uniform Public Offense Code into local law and amends Section 10.13 to prohibit barbed wire and above‑ground electric fences in Residential and Local Business zones; Section 10.29 (violation of public health order) is omitted.
The City Commission approved Ordinance No. 1807 on Aug. 28, 2024 to incorporate the 2024 Uniform Public Offense Code (UPOC) with specified changes. Administrator Jones presented the ordinance, which amends Section 10.13 to make it unlawful to construct or maintain barbed wire or above‑ground electric fences in Residential and Local Business zones shown on the official zoning map. Commissioner Banzet moved to approve Ordinance 1807; Commissioner Vail‑Keller seconded and the motion carried.
The ordinance omits Section 10.29 of the model UPOC (Violation of a Public Health Order) and repeals earlier Ordinance No. 1789 and conflicting provisions. The ordinance takes effect upon publication in the city’s official newspaper.
