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54 ��� JANUARY 2013 ��� WORLD FENCE NEWS As part of an ongoing and longstanding series, World Fence News offers this ���snapshot��� of building ordinances which affect fence installations from municipalities across the United States and Canada. This information was taken from official sources, but you should always consult the appropriate building departments where you plan to work for specific requirements. Kansas City, Missouri Fences and walls. (a) Fences and walls, generally. Fence ordinances from around the U.S. No fence or wall over six feet high shall be erected on a residential lot, provided that this height restriction is further limited in subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section. (b) Front yard fences and walls. No fence or wall in the front yard of a residential lot may be over 48 inches high. 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For the purposes of this subsection, side yard is defined as the open space on the same lot with a building used as a residence, situated between the side wall of the building or structure and the side property line of the lot nearest the street and extending through from the front yard to the rear yard. For purposes of this subsection, the rear yard is defined as the open space on the same lot with a building used as a residence between the rear line of the building and that line extended, the side property lines of the lot and the rear property line of the lot. (e) Fences and walls on vacant corner lots. No fence or wall in the front or side yard of a residential corner lot may be over 48 inches high. For the purposes of this subsection, side yard is defined as the open space situated between the platted or established side yard setback line and the side property line of the lot nearest the street and extending through from the front yard to the platted or established rear yard setback line. (f) Applicability. The requirements of this section do not apply to walls of buildings, portions of retaining walls below grade on one or both sides, or to any fence or wall constructed prior to March 20, 2000. Electric fences. All fence containing uninsulated electric conductors that may be exposed to human contact must meet or exceed the following standards: (a) Commercial or heavy industrial zone: (1) May not be located within 5 feet of any public street or sidewalk. (2) May not be located less than 300 feet from a residence or from any public, private or parochial school, day care facility, church or park land. (3) The system may not exceed 12 volts. (4) The system used to energize the electric fence must be listed by a national testing agency. (5) The entire electric fence must be inside or enclosed by a primary non-electric perimeter security fence a minimum of 6 feet in height and located no closer than 5 feet to the electric fence. (6) Warning signs must be displayed every 50 feet clearly identifying the fence as an electric fence. (b) Agricultural zone. Electric fences may not be within 5 feet of any surfaced public street or sidewalk. Geneva, Illinois Fence construction standards: continued on page 56