Fence-ordinance amendment tabled after county comments; partial-replacement trigger proposal delayed

Apr 6, 2026

A proposal to raise the fence partial-replacement trigger from 25% to 50% was tabled at Borough Council after comments from the Chester County Planning Commission; the Planning Commission was briefed on the Council action but no further details were recorded.

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Commissioner Joe Ferris told the Planning Commission that a proposed amendment to the fence ordinance — which would have raised the partial-replacement trigger threshold from 25% to 50% before a full-fence replacement is required — was tabled by Borough Council in order to address comments from the Chester County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission record did not provide detailed language of the amendment or a schedule for revisiting the proposal.

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