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Council restores vinyl fences for residential properties in zoning update
Summary
The Lebanon City Council unanimously approved a first reading to amend fence and wall standards so vinyl fences are allowed again for single- and two-family residential properties, reversing a November code change that had barred vinyl in many neighborhoods.
The Lebanon City Council voted to restore vinyl fences as an allowed material for residential properties in a zoning-code amendment introduced on first reading.
City planner Josh told the council the November code update unintentionally restricted residential neighborhoods. "We didn't really foresee the impacts on a lot of our neighborhoods with prohibiting vinyl fences in residential settings," he said, noting homeowners associations often specify vinyl in covenants and that the amendment is intended to correct that effect. The staff proposal limits the change to properties that are zoned residential and used for single-family or two-family uses.
A resident who said she purchased a permit in April asked whether the pending change, if approved in two readings, would allow her to complete her white vinyl fence. Planner Josh answered that the item is on the agenda as new-business site #1 and that if the council passes it in two readings it "will rectify" those situations. Council members voted in the affirmative by voice vote.
The amendment was placed on the agenda after multiple public comments flagged the ban's impact in newer subdivisions where vinyl fences had been installed by developers. The measure returns a specific decision about acceptable fence materials to the residential context while leaving commercial material rules unchanged.
