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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 20 of 54 <br /> <br />requirements established by the Director of the Planning and Building Agency, which may <br />be amended from time to time, and be continuously maintained by proper pruning, <br />mowing of lawns, weeding, removal of litter, fertilizing, replacement of plants and <br />decorative materials when necessary, and the regular watering of plants. <br /> <br /> Section 31. Section 41-610.5 (Wall and fence requirements in the industrial and <br />commercial zones) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 41-610.5. - Wall and fence requirements in the industrial and commercial zones. <br /> <br />(a) In the industrial and commercial zones, walls and fences shall not exceed ten (10) <br />feet in height, and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height where the wall or fence <br />extends into the required front yard or any required landscaped area. <br /> <br />(b) On any lot in a C1, C2, C4, or C5 district, a concrete block wall not less than five <br />(5) feet in height shall be erected along any property line contiguous to any <br />residentially zoned property, except that such wall shall not exceed the height <br />limitations prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. This requirement may be <br />waived by the planning commission upon a finding that the abutting property is in <br />a period of transition to nonresidential use, or that, due to special circumstances, <br />the wall would not promote the public health, safety, or welfare. <br /> <br />(c) Barbed wire is not permitted as part of a wall or fence except as follows: <br /> <br />(1) In the M1, M2 and LM districts: barbed wire is permitted subject only to the <br />restrictions set forth hereinafter. <br /> <br />(2) In the C1, C2, C4 and CM districts: barbed wire is permitted only in a rear <br />year or side yard which is not viewable from a public street and is subject to <br />the restrictions set forth hereinafter. <br /> <br />(3) Barbed wire may not be used above the height limitations set forth in <br />subsection (a) of this section. <br /> <br />(4) Barbed wire may not be used as part of any wall or fence whi ch is adjacent <br />to property used for residential purposes or to property which is used as a <br />school, church, park, or youth center. <br /> <br />(d) Electric fences shall only be permitted in the M1 and M2 districts subject to the <br />issuance of a minor exception pursuant to Article V of this Chapter and shall meet <br />the requirements set forth in California Civil Code Section 835 and below: <br /> <br />(1) Electric fences shall only be permitted on properties abutting a railroad right- <br />of-way. <br /> <br />(2) Electric fences shall be located at least one hundred and fifty (150) linear feet <br />from a property used for residential or public park use, or any property zoned <br />for such a use, or schools (K-12) as defined by Section 11362.768 of the <br />Health and Safety Code.