Title
Ordinance No. 18-37 amending Section 102 (General Standards) of Part 1 (General Standards) of Article 4 (Site Development Standards) of Chapter 7 (Planning, Development and Building) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Screening and Fencing.
(Legislative)
Presenter:
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
Meggan Herington, Assistant Planning Director
Body
Summary:
The proposed ordinance modifies City Code Section 7.4.102.B (Site Development Standards) by renaming Section B, Screening, to Screening and Fence Materials and adding a subsection number 2 describing that tarps, plastic sheeting, polypropylene and other similar materials are prohibited from being used as permanent screening and fencing when visible off of the property. The full language of the ordinance is attached as the Ordinance and highlighted in the Background section of this memo.
Previous Council Action:
Staff presented the details of the proposal to City Council at the work session on April 9th and was directed to add this to the consent calendar for the April 24th public hearing.
On April 24, 2018, this Ordinance was approved on first reading on the Consent Calendar.
Background:
This amendment is brought forward by city planning staff with support from the Neighborhood Services Division. There have been several code enforcement complaints in neighborhoods related to temporary fencing being utilized as screening for extended periods of time becoming deteriorated, unattractive and a nuisance. This "fencing" is most frequently constructed of flexible material that starts to fall down over time. These types of fences typically consist of construction fencing, tarps and silt fencing NOT being utilized as part of an active construction site.
Typical uses as seen in neighborhoods include demarcation of areas where permanent fences have blown down and/or need replaced as well as for landscape barriers at lot ...
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