City of Belleville Ordinance & Legal Review Committee met Oct. 13.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call To Order By Chairman Wigginton
2. Explanation Of Disaster Procedure
3. Roll Call Aldermen
4. Roll Call Departments Heads
5. Public Participation (2-3 Minutes Per Person)
6. Approval Of Minutes
6-A. Motion to approve minutes of September 17, 2020 and amended minutes of March 10, 2020.
7. Unfinished Business
7-A. Discussion on privacy fence regulations/requirements.
March 10, 2020 minutes: Alderman Randle said if you do a search in the Code of Ordinance for “privacy fences” it becomes tedious. What he has found when someone decides they want to build a privacy fence the City has no guidelines in place for them. We have a section or two (2) that mentions “no higher than six feet” if you want to go higher than six feet you must come in and get a variance. There is nothing in there regarding setbacks from your neighbor’s property. Rule of thumb keep it two feet inside your property line so you can mow. Recently he had a neighbor say someone is putting up a privacy fence next door, don’t know where it is going up and the next thing you know its from inside the property line and where the property line ends on the other side. Is there room for them to get between their own privacy fence. The back of the fence is six feet tall and the side fences are only 3’ 6”. Should we have setbacks from the city’s right of way from that alley. He requested staff to review where privacy fences are addressed in ordinances so we can address the inconsistencies and provides guidelines for setbacks so RCDS have guidelines.”
8. Miscellaneous & New Business
8-A. Possible motion to approve amendments to Title III (Administration), Chapter 32, (Organizations), Section 32.059 (Human Relations Commission Membership).
8-B. Possible motion to approve amendments to Title XV (Land Usage), Chapter 51 (Electrical Code), Section 151.02(A)(e)(1) (Electrical Commission).
9. Adjournment
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