HomeMy WebLinkAbout4054 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. LU Sf
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Amending Section 26.32.090 "Subdivision Fence Buffering"
Establishing a Standard for"Estate Fences."
WHEREAS, the City has created a standard subdivision fence requirement along arterial
streets to provide an attractive barrier of consistent form and color to identify neighborhoods in
an aesthetically pleasing manner, resistant to damage and graffiti (referred to as "estate fence");
and
WHEREAS, this "estate fence" in addition to providing an aesthetically pleasing
corridor, enhances the value and desirability of the neighborhoods it borders with the intent of
minimized care for repair and graffiti removal; and
WHEREAS, the standard material previously adopted as the standard for such estate
fences, has proven over time to be defective, susceptible to damage, difficult to clean or remove
graffiti, and is no longer available on the market for the replacement of damaged, destroyed, or
painted slats, and is no longer acceptable as the standard for such estate fences; and
WHEREAS, the City has organized an Estate Fence Committee to make
recommendations for alternatives to the failed fencing material, and having conducted public
meetings with affected property owners and other members of the public, has prepared its
recommendations to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the matter on March 12,
2012, and having determined to refine the specifications for estate fencing materials, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 26.32.090 entitled "Subdivision Fence Buffering" of the
Pasco Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follow:
26.32.090 SUBDIVISION FENCE BUFFERING. Subdivisions with lots backing on
arterial streets shall include, as a part of the subdivision improvements, a common estate fence of
uniform color, materials, height and thickness along the property line common with the arterial
street. A chain link fence with slats will not satisfy this requirement. Estate fences shall be
constructed of wood with individual vertical slat components of thickness of greater than 5/8
inch and less than 7/8 inch; width of not less than 5 andl/2 inches, nor more than 6 inches; and 6
feet tall, knotless, cedar, fastened with exterior grade deck screws, pre-stained to a color
approved by the City for estate fences. - - - - -- . -- Also permitted
may be decorative concrete, masonry block or brick emir,walls of 6 feet in height, the design
of which shall be approved during the preliminary platting process. Chain link fences, with or
without decorative slats, or"Surewood" fences are prohibited.
Section 2. The City Council, by Resolution, shall provide a procedure for the
transition from nonconforming "Surewood" fences to fences consistent with the standards
provided in Section 1 above.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its
approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Coun it of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as
provided by law this /(e day of 41r/ , 2012.
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Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debbie ark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
Ordinance No. "Estate Fences"
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