Ticket Comment | City of Great Falls Montana

Ticket ID: 16219731

Ticket Node ID: 143441

Ticket Topic: 5 foot chain link fence

Mike,

As per City Code the requirements for fences are listed below and no permit is required. If you have additional question please contact me. Thanks

17.20.7.040 - Fences.

A. Orientation. All non-decorative posts, horizontal supports, cross-members, and the like shall be oriented inward to the lot on which the fence is located.

B. Materials and maximum coverage. Fences shall be constructed of typical building materials commonly used for fence construction. Single strand wire or barbed wire may not be used in residential zoning districts, except in the R-1 district for agricultural purposes. In residential zoning districts, fences located between the front lot line and the front of the principal building shall have a maximum opacity of fifty (50) percent.

C. Maximum height. Fences shall not exceed the heights listed in Exhibit 20-8. Fences shall comply with landscape screening requirements and standards of this Title.

Exhibit 20-8. Standards for fences

Residential
Zoning
Districts

Commercial
Zoning
Districts

Industrial
Zoning
Districts

Between front lot line and front of principal building

4

6

12

From the front of principal building to the rear lot line

6

12

Charles Sheets, CFM

Development Review Coordinator

Planning & Community Development.

Civic Center, P.O. Box 5021

Great Falls, Mt 59403

(406) 455-8431

Fax: (406) 452-3181

Status:

Open

Assigned To:

ctryon

Department:

Planning and Community Development

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