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Show Fence ordinance changed by Centerville Council By TOM HARALDSEN CENTERVILLE City council coun-cil has changed Centerville's ordinance ordi-nance on the height of fences on corner lots, raising the allowed height from four to six feet. The ordinance was amended af-ter af-ter developer Stan Smoot approached council on the four-foot four-foot limit. He had discussed a possible pos-sible change with the city's Planning Commission earlier, with that board recommending the change. In a letter from Community De-development De-development Director Wilf Som-merkorn Som-merkorn to the council, he stated, "The fencing requirement is primarily pri-marily aesthetic. The Commission also recognized that since building permits are not normally required to erect residential fences in the city, many residents were unaware of the restriction and many fences currently violate the ordinance." Council voted to amend subsection subsec-tion 8-B of the ordinance as it applies ap-plies to front yard fences on corner lots, with the change now in effect. Following that public hearing, council held another on amending the ordinance related to irrigation water supplies. Under the current ordinance, subdividers are required re-quired to "make every effort" to provide a secondary water source. But city administrator David Hales explained that council felt the ordi nance could be strengthened, a view shared by Sommerkorn. Council approved a revised ordinance ordi-nance making it mandatory for sub-dividers sub-dividers to plan for and provide a second source of irrigation water. In other council business, the achievements of J. A. Taylor Elementary School were recognized recog-nized through adoption of a resolution resolu-tion honoring the school. Principal Jean Madsen was present to receive re-ceive a copy of the resolution , con-gratulating con-gratulating students for being selected as a national winner in the U.S. Department of Education's 1987-88 Elementary School Recognition Recog-nition Program. A contract was awarded to Tim-berline Tim-berline Construction in the amount of $13,464 for a storm drain on 300 East between 250 and 300 North. The project will help relieve serious se-rious flooding problems which homes in the area have experienced experi-enced the past few winters. Council also approved $10,000 for slurry seal street projects on some of the steeper streets in Centerville, Cen-terville, and $10,000 for chip sealing sea-ling of other streets. Centerville has experimented this summer with slurry sealing, which is more expensive than chip sealing of roadways but is believed to be longer-lasting and more durable during dur-ing cold winter weather. A number of streets are to be included in the project. |
