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ORDINANCE NO . 37
SERIES OF 198_4 __
BY AUTHOR! TY
COONCJL BILL NO . 24
llffROIJUCED BY CXXJNC IL
MEMBER HIGDAY
11N ORDINMCE I\MDIDJ1'1'.i THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF EI-KiLEl,1000,
COLORl\00 , BY 1\0011'1'.i A N&I SEX:'rION CONST!TUTI1'1'.i A PORTION OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZOOI1'1'.i ORDINI\N:E FOR THE CITY OF EI-KiLEl'/000 , COLORll!XI,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMCYI'I1'1'.i THE HEIILTH, SI\FE"rY , MORALS I\ND GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE CCWIUNI'rY ; TO RroJLI\TE , PERMIT, CLI\SSIF Y AND
RESTRICr THE APPEIIRANCE , SIZE , CHARACTER , /\ND HEJGIIT OF FENCES ;
WHICH ORDINI\N:E IS I\OOPTED PURSUl\lff TO THE CONST!TUT!ON OF TH E
STATE OF COLORl\!XI /\ND THROUGH THE EXEOCISE OF PO<IERS GRAlffED /\ND
' -.~Il"<EIJ IN THE H01E RULE CHARTER I\OOPTED IN 1958 BY THE CITY OF
:,<GLEl'/000 , REX:OGNIZI1'1'.i THAT ZOOJ1'1'.i JS ULTIMATELY A LOCI\L AND
MUNICIPAL Ml\'M'ER , THE INTENT OF THIS PORTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZOOI1'1'.i ORDINI\N:E BEIi-Ki TO SUPERSEDE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS
AND OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY CF £1'1'.iLEll/000 THE GENERAL LAW OF
THE STATE OF COLORAOO 1N CONFLICT HEREJIIITH , /\ND PRESCRJBJ1'1'.i
PENALTIES AS SET FORTH IN THE MUNICIPAL COOE OF THE CITY OF
EI-Ki LEl'/000 WHICH SHALL APP LY TO VIOLI\TJONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
NC/;/, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COONCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEll/000 , COLORAOO , AS FOLLCl,/S;
Section l. Ther e is hereby added to the Englewood M . .mi c ipal Code
of 196 3 , Title XVI, as i111ended , the following section , which shall
read:
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SECTION 16. 9 FENCE S A!ID RETA INlNG WALLS .
A BUILDIN G PERMIT l S REQUIRED FOR ALL FENC ES AND RETAlNIN G WALLS.
a . CLASSIFICATlON OF FENCES AND RETA INING WALL S SHAL L BE AS FOLLOWS :
I. MASONRY WAL LS (DECO RA TIVE) •....•...•..••..•..••. CLASS
2. OR NAMENTAL lRON ...••..•..•.•••••••.•.•.•.......• CLA SS
J . WO VEN WlRE ...••.•.•...••••••••.•...••••...•...•• CLASS
4. WOO D P !CK ET (MORE THAN FIFTY PERCE NT ( 50 %]
OPE N) ..•••...••.•••.........•..••.....••.•.••... CL ASS
5 . SOLID FENCE S (WOOD OR MET AL LESS THAN FI FTY PERCEN T
I 50%] OPEN) ..................................... CLASS 5
b . THE HE l GHT OF ALL FENCES SHALL BE MEASURED FROM FIN I SHED GRADE .
c . FENCES I K RESIDENTIAL DI STR l CTS SHALL COHORJ-1 TO TH E FOLLOW ! KG
REQ Ul RE!'IENTS :
1. FEK CES ERE CTED lN FRONT OF TH E BUILDING Lll,E SHALL BE OF
CLASS 2 , 3 , OR I., AND SHALL NOT EXCEE D A !I E I G!IT OF TH REE
(3) FEET Sl X (6 ) INCHES .
2 . SIDE \'ARD FENCES BACK or THE FR OX T BV I LD LNG LI NE HAY BE
OF AN\' CLASS BL'T SHALL NOT EX CEED A H[JGII T OF SlX (6)
FEET OF SAID D\IJ:LLl,G TO TH E BAC K PRllP ERTY Ll~E .
3 . ~EAR \'A RD FENCES IL~\' BE OF AX\' CLASS , BUT SHALL NOT
EXCEED A HEI GHT OF SIX (6) FEET . SLICII FENCES SHALL NOT
OBSTRUCT VISIBILI TY AT TH E INTERSECTION OF THE ALLE Y l,'l TJI
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A STR EET ,
IF A Rl:J\R \'ARD OF ONE PROPERTY ABD~5 TII E S ID E YA RD OF
AN ADJO IN I NG PR OPERTY , TIIE HEI GHT Ci· A FENCE CONS TRUCTED
I N FRO ~T OF Tf!E FRONT BUILDING LINE OF TII E HOUSE ON TII F.
ADJ OIN IN G PROP ERTY SHALL NOT EXCEED 42 I NCHE S , AND SHALL
Be AT Lr"'ST 50% OPCN .
4 . '0R BUILllTNG S LOCATED 0~ COR::CR 1.0TS , SIDE YARD FEN CE S
1K TIIE YARD ABl'TTI 'G A PUBLIC RIG HT-OF-WAY CAN BE OF
CLASS 2 , 3 , OR 4 TN Tl![ AREA THlRTY-FIVE (35) FEET BE-
HI ND THE FRONT PROPERTY LIN E A,~D SHALL NOT EXCEE D A
HEIGHT o r rORTY -11:0 (42) inches .
~-NO FF.SC:, RETAIN ING WAI.L OR SIMI LAR O!ISTRUCTl O~: SHAl '.
BE ERECTl'.11 OR )l~!NTAlNEn Wlllr.11 OBSTRUC TS THE VI EW OF
PED ESTRIAN S o:, TIIE S ID EW ALK , OR OBS TRUCTS THE T RAFFI C
VIS lO N AT IKTER SECTIO~S . FOR Till: PURPOSE OF DETE RMIN I NG
C0:1PLTANCE TO TH I S SEC TI OX , TA IILE 16 .9-A SHALL BE USED
TO DETER.'llr:i: l~TERSECTION CROSS-C OR NER VI SIBILITY; SUCH
DETER.'llNATl ON SH ALL BC MADE B\' THC TRAFFIC ENG I HER .
6. NO BARBED W~RE OR OTHER DA~GEROl:SL\' SIIAR!' ITlCC ,. ,0 t:o
CLECTR J C,\LL\' CHARGED FENCE SHA LL BC ERECTED OR MArnT AlNEn .
7 , IN CASE OF A FE~C E ERECTE D o:; TOP OF A RtTAINIKG WAU ,
Tl!E HC:Gl!T SIIALL BE MtASURED FP0!i Tl!E GRAD[ OF TH[ HI GH
SIDE. 1:: CASE OF A FEN CE ERECTED ADJA CENT TO AND PARALLEi
WI TH A RETAl~lNG IIALL , Bt:T or: THF. LO\/ STDE OF SUCH WA LLS ,
Tllf. HEIGHT OF THE FE~Cr. MA\' BE ME,\~URED FRO'.l TIIE TOP OF
THE \/AL L .
8 . DOG Rut:s SHALi . BC LOCATED \/)TIii~ Tllr RI.A~ 0::1.-Tl!IRD OF
lii~ Y:iRD .
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9 . FENCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR. ANY DANGEROUS
FENCE SHALL BE REM• JED OR REPAIRED WHEN SO ORDERED BY TH E
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR HIS /H ER DES I GNEE. APPEALS
OF SUCH DECISION S SHALL BE DIRE CTED TO TH E BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
AND APPEALS.
10. WHEN THE PUBLI C HEALTH , SAFETY , AND WELFARE WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY
SER VE D AND A NOTARIZED COPY OF AN AGREE.'IENT BETWEEN THE NELGHBORING
PROPERTY OW NERS IS FLLED WITH THE DEPAR TME NT OF CO~l!'IUNIT\' DEVEL-
OPME NT, TIIE DIRECTOR MAY VAR \' THE RE QU IREMENTS OF TII I S Sl•:C TlON TO
ACCOMMODATE SA ID AGR EE.~ENT .
d . FENCES IN BUSINESS DI sn 1 CTS SHALL CONFORM TO TIIE FOLLOW I NG RF <)U IREMENTS:
I • FEN CES Sil~ LL BE OF CLA SS J., 2 , 3 , 4 , OR 5, BUT SIIAI.L NOT
EXCEED THE HEIGHT OF SIX (6) FEET.
2 . BARBED \./IRE OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MAY BE ADDED TO TIii : TOI' OF A
FENCE WHICH IS NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) FEET ABOVE (:tv\DE.
3 . ron REGULATlONS RE GARD ING REQUIRED SCREENING FENCFS , SEE
SECTIO N 16 .5.
4 . NO FEN CE , RETArnrnG \./ALL OR SlM ILAR OBS TRUCTlm: SHALL BE
ERECTED OR IL\I KTAINED 1,~llCH OB~TR IICTS TRAFFIC VISLOS AT STR EET
INTCRSECTl ot,S AS DETERMINED BY THE TR,\FF I C ENGINEER. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETER.'lINlNG COMPLIANCE TO THIS SECTIO,, TABLE 16.9-A
SHALL BE USED TO DETE~!INE I:;TERSECTIO, CROSS-CORNER VI SIBILIT\'.
5 . FENCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR. AN\' DANGEROCS FE:-;CE Sll~LL
BE RE)IOVED OR REPAIRED WHEN SO ORDERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
COM!ll''..J n DEVELOPMENT OR HIS/HER DESIG~E[.
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e. n:NCES lN I NDU STRIAi. DISTRICTS SHALL CONFORM TO TIIE FOLLOW I NG
REQU I REMENT S :
1 . FENCES ERECTED IN FRO NT OF TIIE BUILDl~G LINF. SHALL BE
OF CLASS I , 2 , 3 , 4 , OR 5, AND SHALL NOT EX CEED A HElGHT
OF SIX (6) FEET.
2. SlDE AND REAR YARIJ FEl;cc SHALL NOT EXCEED A HEIGHT OF
TWELI'[ (I 2) FCET AXO MAY BE OF CLASS 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , OR 5
CONSTRUCT] ON .
3. BARBCD WIRE OR S IMILAR MATERIALS HAY BE USED AT A HEIG HT
OF NOT LESS TIW1 SIX (6) FEET ABOV E GRADL
4 . FOR RE GULATI ONS REGARDING RE Ql'lRED SCREE!(! NG , FENCC S , OR
WALLS , SEE SEcno:: ]6,4-13k AN!l 16.4-14~ ..
5 . NO FENCE , RETAlN J!(G Wt,LL OR SUI I LAR OB ST R~CTIO !'< SHAU.
BE ERECTED OR MA l!•:TAI NED WHICH OBSTRU CTS TRAHIC \'IS ION
AT STREET JNTER SCCTIO NS. FOR THE PURPOS J: OF llEHR.'11.'.\I~G
THC COMPLIANCE TO THIS SECTJOl<, TABLE 16.9-A SIIALL BE
USED TO DETE Rl'llNE JNTERSECTIOX CROSS-COR::rn I' I s I nl LITI:
SUCH DETERMJNATIOS SHALL BE MADC BY THI: TKAFFlC ENGINEE R.
6 . rENCC S SHALL BC KCPT I N GOOD REPAIR . ANY DAt;GEROUS FE SCC
SH ALL BE RE'.IOl'ED OR REPAIRED 1-~IEN SO ORUERED BY "ll [ 1'1RECTQR
OF CO ll~IUNITY OE\'ELOPM ENT OR I\J S/HER or.s1c::[L
7 . THC HCJGIIT OF HATERJALS OR [Ql'Jr'.!E!<T Bl !X G STORED SHALL
NOT EXCE!:D 111[ HEIGHT OF THE Rl:QU ! RCD SCRU'.\l'.'<G FF.SCE
OR WALL ,
f . BUI LDING PE RMIT REQ l RED . 1T SHALL BE UNLAWFUL Tu COMMEN CE THE
CONS TRUCTIO N OF ANY FENCE OR RCTA JSJKG WALL U~L,SS OR U!,T I L A PERl!lT HAS
BEE ~ I SSUED TIIER EfOR ,
I . ~.PP L!CX! 10:, F<lP PERl!ll. APPL!CA 'l !Ol< FOR A PERl!IT TO I NSTALL
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A FE NCE OR RETA! NIN G 1/ALl. SIIALL BC MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF CO MMUN I TY DEV ELOPME NT ON FORMS PR OVlDED THEREFOR.
2. REQU IREMENT S FOR PERMITS . EACH APPL I CATION FOR A PERMIT
TO CONSTRUCT A FENCE OR RETAINING WA!..L SHAL L BE I N WRITING
AND SHALL BE ACCO!-IPANIED BY TW O (2) COPIES OF A SITE
Pl.hN DRAWN TO SCAL E, GIVING ADEQU ATE INFORMATION AS TO
TH E STREET ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY ON WHI CH T'!E FE NC E
OR RETAI NIN G WALL I S 1'0 BE INSTALLED , TH E LOCATIO N OF
THE ,ENCE OR RETAIKING WA LL ON THE PROPERTY , THE CLASS
OF FENCE, TH E HEI GHT OF Tl!E FE NCE OR RETAI NI NG WALL , TH E
}L~TER IA LS TO BE USED, AND SU CH OTHER DATA AND INFOR!'LU IO N
AS MA\' BE REQU IR ED B\' TH E DE l'ARTIIEN T TO CL AR IFY THE
REQUEST . I N ADDITION , F ENC l:S OVER SIX (6) FEET IN HEIGHT
AKO RETAINIK G WALLS SHALL CO '.IPLY WITH THE REQU!REMEHS
OF THC IJNIFOR!'I BU ILDING COD E.
3. ISSUA NCE OF PE R!'l!T . I F THE PROPOSED FE~CE OR RE TAI N! 'G
WA LL AS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION I S IN CO NFOR.'111'\'
WITH TH E PROVI SIO!\S OF Tl!!: ORDINANCE ANIJ OTHER ORDl~A~CES
OF TH E CITY OF EN GLEWOOU , A PER."IIT SHALL BE IS SCED .
4. DI SAPPR OV AL OF A PER!-111 . I F Tl!t APPLI CATION FOR THE PERMIT
1S NOT APPR OVED, THI: APP LI CAN T SHALL BE GIVE N A WRIT TE~
ST ATl:ME~T DE'AIL!:,G Tilt REASONS FOR SUCH DISAPPR OVAL.
TABLE 16.9-A
l.NTl.::ll SE CTIO N CROSS-CORNER VISIBILITY
TYrE OF J.NTEI\SECTION CONTROL APPROA CH X ([t) y ( [ t) xu (ft)
srEEI> " u
Locnl Str eet with
l.oc,"ll Street None 25 50 50 5 0
Locul S trcc l with
Loci'.ll Street. 2-way Stop 25 55 lS 55
1.oc,, 1 su·cc L ,,i Lh
Local. l;;L rccL :l-w.1y Stop JO SJ 15 JJ
Lo co l Street wi th
Co l l ~cto r S tre e t 2-... 1.:1y Stop JO 55 15 55
i...OC.'.ll Strcc:L with
Callee tor St reet 2-way S t o p J5 55 15 55
Local St r eet with
/\rtcri.:il S treet 2-w.:i y Stop J5 ~5 15 55
J.oc.1) Stree t with
!:_r Le i · iaJ S trccL 2-w:1y Stop 1,0 J~ 15 55
Co l lc:cL01· S t rcct with
r.o l l cc tor St r ee t 2-w.1 y Stop J5 5:-, l 5 55
Cul J c cL o r St reet with
/1 rLc r.l :d Street :.-1-\,•.,y SLO ~ 35 '.>'.1 15 55
ColJccL0 1· S treet with
Artcri,1 ] S t r ee t 2 -\,:ay Stop 4 0 55 15 55
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Section 2. '"1 e f o ll owi ng 1,--g al provisions s ha ll apply to this
ordinanc e :
A. Separability Cl a us e.
If an y part of this Ordinance is for a ny reason held
to be unconstitutiona l , such decision shall not affect the validity
of the ranaining portion of this Ord inance. '"1e O>uncil of the
City of El:lglewood here by declares that it "'°uld hav e phrased and
set forth this Ordinance as i s in each article , section ,
subsection , claus e or phrase her eof , i r r e spective o f tne fac t that
any one or more arti c les , sections , sentences , clauses ancl phrases
be declared unconstitut i on a l.
This or d inanc e re l a tes to zoning , and it does not
repea l , ab rogate , ann ul , or in any way impair or inter fere with
exist i ng provisions of other laws or ordinances . Wi e re this
Ordinances imposes a greater restr iction upo n l and , bu i l dings , or
structures than impo sed or required by such existing prov isions o f
law or ordinance , the provisions of thi s ordinance shal l c:ontrol .
C. Vi o l a t i on and Penalty.
My per son , firm , or coq:o ration that violates , di s-
obeys , crnits, neg l ec ts or refuses to canply with or resists the
enfoccanen t of a ny of the prov i s ions of this Ordinance shall be
fined not l ess than t e n dollars ($10) nor more than three hun d red
dollars ($300) for e a ch offe nse . &sch day that a violation e xist s
shall constitute a separate offe nse . Any buildings e rected,
raised , or converted or land or prenises used in violation of any
provisions of this Ord ina nc e , or any anenanent hereto , is hereby
declared to be a cam,on nuisance and such ccmnon nuisance may be
abated in such man ner as nuisances are now or may hereafter be
abated .
Int rcxloced , r ead in f ull , anended and pa ssed a s anended on
the 2nd da y of Ju ly , 1984 .
Published as a-n ended a s a Bi ll for an Ord ina nce on the 4th
day rf July, 1984.
Re ad , a-n ended , a~d passed a s a-nended on the 6th day of
August , 1984.
Published in fu ll as a-nen ded on the 15th d ay of August ,
1984 .
Re ad , anended , and passed as anended en the 20th day of
August, 1984 .
Published in full as anended on the 22nd day of August , 1984.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 4th d ay o f
Septenber , 1984 .
Published by title as ordin ance ~._..s:J..2_, Series of 1984 , on
the ',th day of Septenber , 1984 .
Attest:
I , Gary R. Higbee , ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City
o f El'lgl e .ood, Colorado , hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is a true , accurate and canplete copy of the ord inance ~sse:l on
final reading and published by title a s ordinance ~-s,.2..'2._, Series
of 1984 .