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/ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCJL OP. THE CITY/OF PAW ALTO
ADDING SECTION 16 24. 120 TO THE 'FALd ALTO MUN.tCXPAl.
CODE RELATING TO FENCES
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The O.ounc:il of .. t;ae City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as fol
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SECTION 1. Section 16 ,. ?4. 120 is· added to the Palo Alto
Munit~ii>a! ·Code to reaq:
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'' 16. 24. 120 Exceptions. 'I'he building officii;!l
may grant .an. exception to any of. thf: requir.ement s of
· this chapter.
\ •\ _ <ar b.-¥elication. Appli<:ation fo/an exception
shall 'be ma e by payment of a fee of ten dollars and ..
Jilbmi~sion of a ~ite plan show~ng the s~bject ar1d ·
· abutt~ng propert~es and tb(~ btnldings thereon, ;~he
boi4aring str~~ts, a diagram showing the topography of
th~ earth where the proposed fence wj.ll rest, and
drawings .showing .. the l0cation, des1,gn and materials of
~he proposed fence. The applicant shall also provide
the· names and addresses of the record ovme.;:-s and occ;u-
.· . pAnts of the 'abutting properties and of prop~rties f;·om
which the. proposed feno~ could 'be seen.. ly J.ng within
250 feet of the location of s~ch proposed fence.
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(b) .··Meeting. The buildtng · of:21cial shall set
thr~ e.xc,pt:ion. app,l,icatlon ·· fot:. a meeting ~~i th the plan
n~hg ,.c~fisicm tir the ~rchiteFt·u~al red!!ew board on
the ~i avai.lable date. or at 'least within thirty days
-aft:t¢ £!Jj.ng,~ ~ applicatiOn .. Jrences proposed to'be· ·!=i:cJ£:: ~~;:~~i~~_;w14:;!~~1. t:1 ~:V}:et.
., . by the p .. ~i,,.~saion a:;~s p-i<>J<OS~d .to be
be locatedi~~ }tt•~ty .which may ce $~od by any ·
other st~es ';a;;ba:ll .,. l."evtewM.,,l17": th uchitect~al
review b ... "~·r--~ l~&~J'':ten dB~-~lo: r~. the d•~e ·of". ·'
such ·me.etfag .,t~. bu1.l':f.1Wti officlal ·shall notify the
re~Jd. .owne:t~:oaa4 .. ~p,,ats of the abuttiag,; properties ·
.. &Dd.'·'tw .. ~ .,,,~._ __ :c~~. ~-._. oc~p~ts of properctee .fro&
whi¢:1!, ~jlif "fenee cCJIIIld be S":GJ1, lyiail; vithiu
25ft_··,· .. (~t :·. ·· .. ¥.•·•J.oea_t~R.·~~;-iJUdlJ~prgpoftd fenc. e.· .. by .•.il e~V~ -' f'".· · _ _._11!te ~e~~and tlufm&ture" of the .appli-
nc:a£ion.~.~~ ~=~· · .--' -' _ --J. -··., ··
· :m:· ~·· disc~etion -the buiidiug' official may JZra.nt · an· ~pt~~~. Pltll~ :. "~xcepttoa; aubJ•~t to conditions. as SEat,'~ ·~ iuf~Htistt;n. (4!) ~,thiS,' :3«)Ctioll~ witJwut
.. a taeetiiQ;c• ~ec~a~ion uf .. die plilia:ai:p.g t:ofilllliss~pp
'' or the ~c!4~~«:tural ~--.board tf .the app11cant
~:}!::t:1,\T,.!n~I~~~-· ~=~~r:;ct~~~.:O notice
has 'been 8~-~at ng the Ut'ip'f! ox the application
and' the intatian ·'of ~'e buildftg official tQ,, gtant :fit
if no objection is. made. Such· 'llot,ice' shall P'tovide ·
· tlf~nty days to_'oi)jec~ ~n ,_,Titing and\, sball be givell.
_ ·-· by mai~. to al~ recor~ ~~er~ ~ occ-upants. of abutt1rl$
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properties atld of, prop2rties from which such proposerl fe-:-:lp.e
<,J could he seen, lying ~ithin 250 feet-of the location n€ such
proposed fence. '·
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.. {c). Re~ommen.dation. The:~lAAning~.'commissl\-.n .. ·'
Ol:.,, ·the·· r'"'li' ·t t"!t••,... 1 r..=.";;"i....<:>t.Jc_hA.a::..:L-"l~, .. ,_.:-:-_..., .... l.· .:a~r · t~-~ '· . ,. a .... l.. e ... ~.a . _,, .. -· . __ .·-.. -·.-·---=~--........... .oa ~ .u~ • .~ ...
application .'and· al:l. relevant. .. evidence p~·ted .by any
intereste~ p.arty. ·· -Within ·ten .days after the inee.ting the
pl~nning commission or the. architectural review b~d shall
recorru:ner1d approv~l, disapproval, or approvsl subject to
C!OrH~i ticn'lS .. to the .oui'ldi.n9 .Of..f:i.c:i..al.-· An1L:dt'leet...u:g may be
continued with the .. c..:un~ent .of,, tr..e .. ~plicant.
(d) Declsion .. · Within ten d~ys after receipt of
the recommer1dati6n. of the plan.ning COffil"111S~;;ion or. t-he
architectu:cal .review.bcard, the building official Shetll
. deny, grahf, ·o:c g~an t ~n ,exception ·.$ub ject l~o· ·'Con~l..tiop.s
'intended to L·educe .or: mi t1gate any det:c.lm.en.bf,l,,·,.$-f~r:ts.
of the exception p!Jrsuant to th~ standards set· f-orth· .
below. ..The decision of the 'building official shall bs
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(1) The building ~fficial ~hall grant an
exception or grant nn exception subject to ·con
ditions if he determines that the proposed
exception w.i 1J .~f?l'"\V~rd~nce the .applicant or the
neighporh\Jod 'by incr~asing .plii.vaoy, Pl' increasing
s~curity, by decreasing the transmission of noise,
,nr: bli ·reauc'i:ng the occasion of neighborhoOd incon-
.. ven.tence ~•sul tine;. ~~ .~.ecreati.~l . or other .
': :ac:t:.i.yiti:tlis or .conditions,.presotlt.:·~--~for
~e applical)t' s .. property or ab11t:, t~.rig ·pr<?p(i=:i ty.
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''~'··:, · :: (2). ·· Tlle.:·;:ruilding officLa.l shail. deriy~;a.n .
,~ciep~icBf if· ha -~• ...tha.~ .~ proposed
excepti~.jifill be det~~l;...."*'>~·t:he:",.abut~
Ftrop·el:\ty_~i ~ers. by ,rienf~·ng th~ . ai; ··or. l+,~t, · ·· , ¥11at .the proposed·· e,;Jeception wi.ll.-cona~.,.~.,._--~ .
; , nazard or that the. propo~·~neeption will ~~·:' .. : .
ct:.~n'9eptually ~ncanp~tibl~ ·with,, t;t.~. design cit.
the':limmE~,diate .neighborhoOd .. " .. : · ...
SECT~ON 2. The ~il of ;·.the .City· of-Pa1at.i·Al.to--fi·Ada
that the e~ClctJ1'lEmt of. this ~~/dinance .will have JlO si~ifica.tlt
environmental ~impact. '· ,I,,
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SECTION 3·. This c "'dir:.unc~ sha 11 bee om$;!._ effective upcn
th' conmence'!ant of the t.hi:r;,-tY ·fir-st \·day after its adopt ion>
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July 21, 1975
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Eyerly; Norton, WitherspDCn
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