Subdivision 18 Fences (non rural)—forward of the building line

2.35   Specified development

The construction or installation of a fence or gate forward of the building line for the primary road frontage is development specified for this code if it is:

(a)  constructed or installed on land in any zone other than Zone RU1, RU2, RU3 or RU4, and

(b)  not constructed or installed on or in, or adjacent to, a heritage item or a draft heritage item or in a heritage conservation area or a draft heritage conservation area, and

(c)  not constructed or installed on a flood control lot.

Note. If the fence is a dividing fence, the Dividing Fences Act 1991 also applies.

2.36   Development standards

The standards specified for that development are that the development must:

(a)  be not higher than 1.2m above ground level (existing), and

(b)  be an open style incorporating pickets, slats, palings or the like or lattice style panels with a minimum aperture of 25mm, and

(c)  not be solid metal panels or chain wire fencing, and

(d)  not be an electrical fence or use barbed wire, and

(e)  if it is on a sloping site and stepped to accommodate the fall in the land—be not higher than 1.5m above ground level (existing) at each step, and

(f)  not redirect the flow of surface water onto an adjoining property, and

(g)  if it is an entrance gate—not swing open over council property, and

(h)  if it is located in core Koala habitat, key Koala habitat or a Koala movement corridor—be constructed or installed in accordance with any relevant council policy, and

(i)  if it is located on bush fire prone land—be constructed of non-combustible material or hardwood.