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AN ORDINANCE CORRECTION TO SECTION 15-29.010{b) OFT IE
SARAT4GA CITY CODE RELATING T4
HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR FENCES AND WALLS IN SETBACK A~tEAS
~'~~ YTS ~~LTI~~L ~ THIS YTS ~F SARAT~1~ ~ ll~ A ~'LL~wS ;
section 1. Adoption,
The Saratoga pixy ~~~~ is amended as sct forth below, Text to be added is indicated in bald
double-underlined fart ~e.g., bo d d 1 -underlined) and text to be deleted is indicated in
stril~eaut font ~e,g., see}. Text in standard font rea.in unchanged by this ardlnance.
Section 1 ~-29.~10~b} ofthe Saratoga tty bode is amended to read as follows:
~b~ front setbacl~ ~-~~~ anal exterior side setback area of reversed corner lots. Na fence or
wall located wlthln any required front ~ctb~c~ area shill ~~~ced three feet in hei~l~t. ~
_ fence ar wal ed wlthln an re 'r exterior. side setback area. of a reversed
corner tat sha]l exceed three £e~t in height~~~~x~ons to these height llrnit~tions
are as follows:
{ l } ,~ fence ar wall lawfully constructed prior to 1Vlarch ~~, t X87, may extend to a height
not exceeding six feet, if such fence or wail deer not create a safety hazard for veh~cu~ra
pedestrian ar bzcycle traffic and does not obstruct the safe access to or from add acent
properti cs; provided, h~ever, that upon the dest~.~cti~n ar removal ~f mare than one-half
of the length of such nonconfarniing fence or wall, any replacement fence or wall sha11 not
exceed three feet in heightf
~~~ wrought Iran entrance gates, designed with openings to permit visibility' through the
same, rrz~.y ~xter~d to a height not exceeding dive feet.
~3~ afety railsng~ that are required by the [uniform building ode shall be excluded from
the height requircr~er~ts ofthis Section.
ectaon 2. California environmental duality Act
Pursuant to the aliforuia Environmental duality 1~ct, this action 1s exc~npt under EA
uidelir~es Section ~ ~~~~ the amendment is e~ernpt because it assures the maintenance,
restoration, enhancement, or protection of the en~irontnent~ and SEA u~delir~es Section
15~~1~b~~} where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have ~ significant effect on the envirann~ent, the activity is nat subject to ~>~A}.
section . Publication,
This ordinance or a comprehe~,sivc summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation ofthe pity of Saratoga within Fifteen days after its adoption.
The foregoing ordinance was introd~eed and read at the regular zneeting of the pity council ~f
the pity of arataga held on the nth d~.y of June, ~~~?, and was adopted by the following rote
following a. second reading on the Z~t~ day ~f June, ~~a7:
~UNI~ ~~1~~E1~S:
AYES; ouncil~cm~ers dill r~ur~ter, I~atl~leen ~~, husk Fage,
dice Mayor Ann waltonsrrlith, Mayor Aileen I~ao
I~AY~: None
AB~NT: Nose
~4BTA~~N; None
IN~~:
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(.`A'l~HLE OYER
CLEF THE CITY OF S~TOGA
Sarato ,California
APPR~VE~ A T FARM;
I~H~ TAYLOR, CITY ATT~~N~Y