File #: O-29-24    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 10/1/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/25/2024 Final action:
Title: Fence Permit Requirements Related to Buildings and Construction Standards in Title 17 - For the purpose of requiring a completed application and permit issued before removing fences of a certain size; requiring plans to show the location of trees of a certain size; and clarifies when a stop-work order will be issues; reformatting these sections to current Code style; and generally related for fence requirements in Title 17.
Sponsors: Rob Savidge
Indexes: Economic Matters Committee, Rules and City Government Committee
Attachments: 1. O-29-24 First Reader, 2. O-29-24 Legislative Summary
Title
Fence Permit Requirements Related to Buildings and Construction Standards in Title 17
- For the purpose of requiring a completed application and permit issued before removing fences of a certain size; requiring plans to show the location of trees of a certain size; and clarifies when a stop-work order will be issues; reformatting these sections to current Code style; and generally related for fence requirements in Title 17.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 29-24

Introduced by: Alderman Savidge

Referred to:
Economic Matters Committee
Rules and City Government Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Fence Permit Requirements Related to Buildings and Construction Standards in Title 17

FOR the purpose of requiring a completed application and permit issued before removing fences of a certain size; requiring plans to show the location of trees of a certain size; and clarifies when a stop-work order will be issues; reformatting these sections to current Code style; and generally related for fence requirements in Title 17.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2024 Edition:
17.34.010
17.34.020

SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Title 17 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 17.34 - Fence Permits
Section 17.34.010 - Fences and walls.

A. Permit Required.
1. No new fence or wall shall be erected, placed, or maintained and no existing fence or wall shall be altered or replaced until a permit is obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning. The nonrefundable application and permit fees schedule shall be established by resolution of the City Council. The permit shall not be issued until the application and supporting documentation have been reviewed by the appropriate City departments and approved by the Director or his or her designee.
2. At a minim...

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