ORD 281A 11/06/1980AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RULES
AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO
THE BUILDING OF FENCES WITHIN
THE CITY LIMITS OF CIBOLO, TEXAS
q AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR
p VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS:
1. A permit is required for any fence erection by property
owner or contractor in accordance with the Southern Building Code. Fee
depending on cost of construction.
2. Fences shall be constructed so as not to enclose Public
Utilities meters (water meters, electricity meters, gas meters, etc.)
making them inaccessible to meter readers.
3. A chain-link or similiar open type fence, where obscured
traffic is not a factor, may be extended at its maximum height undiminished
to the front or side street property lines.
4. No fence, shrub, hedge or other growth within a yard
shall be allowed to obstruct the view at traffic intersections. Trees
having a single trunk and pruned from the ground to seven (7) feet
above the ground are accepted.
5. These specifications and/or dimensions do not apply to or
necessarily meet the fence requirements separating commercial or
industrial property from adjoining residential property.
6. The minimum 25' front ye --d set back does not apply for
existing structures situated less than this distance from the front
property line. Front corners of house (not to include open porches, etc.)
determine point at which fence height must be reduced if carried to
Myy front property line.
l 7. For corner lots, the side street set back distances must be
observed in the same manner as the front.
8. The portion of a solid fence from the front or rear corners of
the house may extend to the side yard fence at the maximum height. Solid
fences are described as such: masonry, brick, stone, board, grapestake
and chainlink type in which enameled aluminum or plastic or wood filler
strips are inserted; this also includes any other structure or hedge,
shrub or other growth within a front yard which may obstruct the view.
9. Any violation of this ordinance is punishable by a fine of not
more than $200.00 for each offense. Every day any such violation shall
exist shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
10. If any phrase, word, sentence, section or portion of
this ordinance shall be held to be void, unconstitutional, illegal, or
un -enforceable, such holding shall not affect the validity of any portion
of this ordinance and it is the intention of the Council that each and
every word, sentence, section or clause of the ordinance would have been
adopted regardless whether or not any other word, phrase, clause or
section has been held unconstitutional, void, illegal or un -enforceable.
11. Dimensions of fences are given on attached sheet.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE e-V� DAY OFIL;Je� 1980.