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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – August 9, 2023 3 <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber believed a brick or masonry fence would be addressed under the wall <br />portion of City Code. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe reported this was the case. <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber noted living hedges were addressed within the proposed ordinance. He <br />asked if a chicken wire fence around a garden was guided by this ordinance. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe stated chicken wire fencing would be allowed as a <br />temporary fence. <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber supported chicken wire fencing being in place for more than 120 days <br />because a garden’s growing season was closer to five or six months. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe reported this portion of the code language could be <br />amended. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bjorklund stated he was concerned with the cost for a fence permit. He believed <br />that his existing chicken wire fence for his garden was not off putting to his neighbors. He feared <br />that other types of fences would be exclusionary. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Fransen explained a fence permit would cost residents $65. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bjorklund supported the City having fee waivers in place for existing permanent <br />chicken wire fences that are in place around gardens. <br /> <br />Chair Vijums suggested permanent fencing be discussed at a future date. He noted this <br />ordinance addressed temporary fencing. He asked how staff came about with the 120 day time <br />limit for temporary fencing. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe stated staff set this parameter based on the <br />seasonality of the described temporary fencing types. <br /> <br />Chair Vijums supported the length of time for temporary fences being closer to six months than <br />120 days. He believed this made more sense for garden fencing and snow fencing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber commented on the seasonality of snow fencing and how they may be in <br />place longer than 120 days. He supported snow fences being taken down when the snow melts. <br /> <br />Chair Vijums suggested temporary fences be allowed for 150 days. The Commission was in <br />agreement with this recommendation. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bjorklund recommended staff consider drafting language on how to address <br />temporary fencing that surrounded major construction sites. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe commented on how the ordinance language could be <br />amended to allow for temporary fencing to be in place for grading projects and major <br />construction sites. She reported the last sentence in the third bullet point could read: silt and or <br />construction fencing associated with a permit issued by the City is exempt from a zoning permit <br />as a temporary fence.