Ordinance No. 4,970Published In: THE BAYTOWN SUN 80414 -1
Tuesday, April 19, 1988
Wednesday, April 20, 1988
® ORDINANCE NO. 4970
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, "BUILDINGS," OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, BY ADDING SECTION 7 -60, "RESIDENTIAL
® FENCING;" PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 7, "Buildings," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by
adding a section to be numbered Section 7 -60 which shall read as
follows:
Sec. 7 -60. Residential fencing.
Any person desiring to install or erect a
residential fence shall apply for a building permit and
meet all the requirements of this section in addition
to any applicable deed restrictions.
lb(a) Fences under the provisions of Section 7 -60 shall
be constructed of any one of the following
materials:
(1) Redwood.
(2) Rough cedar.
(3) Pressure treated lumber.
(4) Chain link.
(5) Wrought iron.
(6) Masonry.
(7) Masonry columns with any one of the above.
(b) All plywood materials are prohibited.
(c) No residential fence shall be installed more than
eight (8) feet in height.
(d) No fence shall be constructed so as to constitute
a visual traffic obstruction.
(e) All residential fences shall be installed on the
property of the building permit applicant.
(f) Any replacement residential fence or substantial
repair of a residential fence shall be constructed
in accordance with this ordinance.
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(g) The building permit
shall be $10.00.
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fee for a residential fence
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this
ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and
governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provisions, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after
ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City
Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the
caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 14th day of April,
1988.
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MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
RANDALL . STRONG, Ci Attorney
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