Sec. 6-1. - Construction on city property.
Sec. 6-4. - Technological improvement fee.
Sec. 6-5. - Administrative fee for processing permits.
Sec. 6-1. - Construction on city property.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place upon, or maintain, without the consent of the city council by ordinance, any building, structure, fence or other obstruction, or part of same, upon any real estate belonging to or controlled by the city.
(b)
No use of public real estate of the city shall be made for private purposes, except by contract with or permission given by ordinance of the city council.
(c)
Any person violating the terms of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined as provided in section 1-5 of this Code. Each day such building, structure, fence or other obstruction, or part thereof, shall be maintained or permitted to remain, or such use is made, after ten (10) days' notice to remove or desist from such use, by the police department, shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 18784, §§ 1—3, 2-12-53; Code 1959, § 10-9)
(a)
Height. No fence over six (6) feet high shall be built in the city unless all owners of property abutting the parcel where the fence is to be constructed have been contacted by the development services department, and have expressed no opposition to the proposed fence, or permission has been granted by ordinance adopted by the city council. Provided, that no fence in excess of twelve (12) feet in height shall be allowed under any conditions. This section shall not apply to any fence specifically required or allowed to be higher by some other section of the code.
(b)
Barbed wire. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected on any street or property within the city, any fence composed either wholly or in part of barbed wire, unless the use of such barbed wire is restricted to the placing of not more than three (3) strands thereof at the top of any fence over six (6) feet in height, provided such strand or strands slant away from the street or adjoining property and toward the property such fence may bound. Should the uppermost strand of barbed wire be not more than eighteen (18) inches higher than the top of the fence, and not over ten (10) feet from ground level, the strands of barbed wire shall not be considered in determining fence height restrictions.
(c)
Variances. A fence in excess of those height restrictions found in chapter 35 article IV may not be built in any required building setback area in any zones except as allowed in chapter 35 article IV, unless a variance has been obtained from the board of adjustment; however, such a fence may be constructed elsewhere on a parcel upon compliance with this section.
(Code 1950, §§ 41-6, 41-7; Code 1959, §§ 10-10, 10-11; Ord. No. 39910, § 1, 9-9-71; Ord. No. 48944, 1-12-78; Ord. No. 49134, § 1, 3-9-78; Ord. No. 55125, 3-25-82; Ord. No. 92557, § 1, 9-21-00; Ord. No. 2008-01-10-0017, § 3, 1-10-08)
Cross reference— Retaining walls, § 6-181 et seq.
Editor's note—
Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777G, § 2, adopted September 11, 2008, repealed § 6-3 in its entirety, which pertained to the fee schedule. See the Code Comparative Table for a complete derivation.
Sec. 6-4. - Technological improvement fee.
An amount of three (3) percent of the fee assessed for any building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, sidewalk, trench, sign, medical gas, gas, sewer or electrical maintenance permit required by this Code shall be required to be paid, in addition to the permit fee, at the time of application for any of the aforementioned permits.
(Ord. No. 88492, § 1, 9-17-98)
Sec. 6-5. - Administrative fee for processing permits.
(a)
Should an applicant for a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permit request processing by city staff in lieu of on-line processing, an administrative fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged for such service.
(b)
Should an applicant request city staff to schedule an inspection in lieu of on-line inspection processing, an administrative fee in the amount of three dollars ($3.00) per inspection request shall be charged for such service.
(c)
Should an applicant for a residential building permit request processing by city staff in lieu of on-line processing, an administrative fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged for such service.
(Ord. No. 99731, § 6, 9-16-04; Ord. No. 2007-09-13-0973L, § 2, 9-13-07; Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777G, § 3, 9-11-08)