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ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.08.180 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FENCE,
WALLS AND HEDGES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17.08.180 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
17.08.180 Fence, walls and hedges
Regulations.
A. In the R -1, R -2, R -3 and R -4 zones, no fence, wall or hedge located
in the rear or side yards shall exceed a height of six feet unless a greater height is
required by city or state regulations for noise attenuation or sight screening. On
all through lots located in these zones in which the rear lot line abuts a state
highway, major highway or secondary highway and is below the grade of the
roadway, at the roadway grade, or less than ten feet above the roadway
grade, a masonry wall as defined by Section 17.04.462 shall be provided.
B. In the R -1, R -2, R -3 and R4 zones, no fence, wall or hedge located in
the required front yard shall exceed a height of four feet, except in the following
situations, in which such fence or wall may be higher but shall not exceed a
height of six feet:
1. Where, as determined by the planning commission, a side yard is
adjacent to an arterial or collector street and a higher wall is necessary to finish
the required subdivision wall.
2. Where, as determined by the city council, planning commission, or
board of zoning adjustment, a higher fence or wall is necessary for purpose of
noise attenuation.
C. Reserved.
D. In the R -I, R -2, R -3 and R -4 zones no barbed or electrified wire shall
be used or maintained in or about the construction of a fence, wall or hedge
along the front, side or rear lines of any lot, or within three feet of said lines, and ��AKF9
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no sharp wire or points shall project at the top of any fence or wall less than six
feet in height.
E. In the C -O, C -C, C -1, C -2, M -1 and M -2 zones no barbed or
electrified wire shall be erected, installed, used or maintained or caused to be
erected, installed, used or maintained on, in or about any fence, wall or hedge
along the front, side or rear lines of any lot, nor shall any barbed wire be
erected, installed, used or maintained or caused to be erected, installed, used
or maintained, for fencing purposes, or as a barrier across or around any lot, or
portion thereof, or around any building or structure upon or along any street,
alley or public way, unless the lowest strand of barbed wire is installed not less
than six feet three inches above the highest adjoining grade on either side of
such fence; where barbed or electrified wire is erected, installed, used or
maintained in accordance with this subsection, it shall not extend over or into
any abutting property or public right -of -way and shall, in all cases, either extend
in toward the owner's side of such fence or directly vertical, subject to approval
by the building director.
F. In the A zone barbed or electrified wire for agricultural fencing
purposes shall be permitted to be erected, installed, used or maintained at
locations at least one thousand three hundred feet from any residential area as
defined in Section 17.32.020, and not otherwise, subject to approval by the
building director.
G. Fences constructed prior to September 1, 1983, intended to act as
protective enclosures and to make canals inaccessible to small children, are
exempted from the restrictions of subsections D, E and F of this section.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted,
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
1a N 01, 7ou by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBER: RIVERA, MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, JOHNSON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER:
ROBERTA GAFFORD, CNIV
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: J'U'N 0 4 2014
By:
KEN WEIR
VICE -MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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*Jn UA H. RUDNICK
puty City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
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ROBERTA GAFFORD, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 6th day of June, 2014 she posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall, a
full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4781, passed by the
Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 4th day of June, 2014 and entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.08.180 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FENCE, WALLS AND HEDGES.
ROBERTA GAFFORD
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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