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I I I I I I I I I I (c) Article 18 General Requirements nuisance, public or private. Any such fence which is, or has become dangerous to the public safety, health or welfare, is a public nuisance and the Oakdale Building Inspector shall commence proper proceedin~s for the abatement thereof. Link fences, wherever per- mitted, shall be constructed in such a manner that no barbed ends shall be at the top except in industrial districts. Electric fences shall only be permitted on farm property when related to farming and on farms in other districts when related to farming, but not as boundary fences. Barbed wire fences shall only be permitted on farms or high-security needs. P~sidential District Fences. In all parts of Oakdale, zoned resi- dential and not a farm, no boundary line fence shall be erected or maintained more than 8 feet in height except that: (,~) (2) No fence shall be erected in any required front yard to a height in excess of 4 feet. On corner lots in all districts no fence or planting in excess of 30 inches above the street center line grade shall be permitt, ed within a triangular area defined as follows: beginning at the intersection of the projected curbing lines of two intersecting streets, thence 20 feet along one pro- perty line, thence diagonally to a ~oint 20 feet from the point of beginning on the other property line, thence to the point of beginning. I I I (3) In those instances where a fence exists as an enclosure which restricts access from the front to the rear yard, a gate, identifiable collapsible section, or other such means of recognizable ingress shall be unobstructed and a minimum of 3 feet in width. The location of such ingress points shall be positioned at any peint paralleling the front lot line, bet- ween the side lot property line and the principal structure. (d) Commercial and Industrial and District Fences. I I Fences in all Commercial and Industrial Districts shall not exceed 10 feet in height except that: (1) Boundary Line Fences abutting #R" Districts shall conform to those conditions applying to the 'R" District except for height. I I I I (2) Special Purpose Fences. Fences for special purposes and fen- ces differ£ng in cons~ruction, height or length ~ay be per- mitted in any district in the City of Oakdale by issuance of a Special Use Permit approved by the Planning Commission and City Council. Finding~ shall be made that the fence is necessary to protect, buffer or improve the premises for which the fence in intended. 78