Cortez planning and zoning board debates new fencing code

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Cortez planning and zoning board debates new fencing code

Planning and zoning board debates new fencing code
Rick Kremen and Joe Hawkins built fence around the courtyard of the Cortez Cultural Center last summer.

Cortez planning and zoning board debates new fencing code

Rick Kremen and Joe Hawkins built fence around the courtyard of the Cortez Cultural Center last summer.
New fencing rules

The current Cortez land use code includes the following restrictions for new fences (found in Section 5.04):
“Prohibited Fences. Sharp-pointed fixtures, barbed wire or electrically-charged fences shall not be permitted anywhere in the city; provided, however, that:
(1) Public utilities shall be excepted from this provision when such fence features are required by industry regulations, standards or mortgage requirements.
(2) Facilities in the I, industrial district shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
(3) Jail or correctional facilities shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.”
The proposed new land use code would include the following restrictions for residential fences:
“1. Prohibited Materials. The use of the following materials shall be prohibited, unless permitted by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
1. Scrap lumber, tree branches, tree trunks, sheet metal, plastic, fiberglass sheets, unfinished metal panels, non-decorative metal spikes or points, are prohibited fence materials.
2. Sharp-pointed fixtures, barbed wire, or electrically-charged fences shall not be permitted anywhere in the City; provided, however, that public utilities, essential services, or security shall be excepted from this provision when such fence features are required by industry regulations, standards, federal or state laws or standards, or public safety needs.
2. Allowable Materials.
1. Materials shall be durable and in a character of residential development. Permitted materials include weather resistant wood species, split rail, painted wood, ornamental iron or powder-coated aluminum chain link, brick, stone, and masonry.
2. The use of welded wire, agricultural fencing, barbed wire, chicken wire and similar agricultural fencing types is only permitted in the Residential Estate (RE) district.”
For more information about the land use code, go to the “Planning and Building” tab on www.cityofcortez.com.

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