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New Fence Height Law Now In Effect In Century
October 2, 2012
The Century Town Council approved a new ordinance Monday night that cuts back the height of fences allowed in front yards around the town — a new law that is a mix of Century’s current code and regulations that are already in place in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County.
The new law, approved on a 5-0 vote, adopted Escambia County’s current standards that limit the height of a solid fence in front of a single family residence to three feet and a chain link or other transparent fence to a four foot height. The fence height for a corner lot is limited to two feet as to not obstruct the view of traffic. For the purposes of the ordinance, the height of a hedge or shrubbery will be regulated as a solid fence.
Fences in the side, or rear yard of a home may not exceed eight feet, which is no change from Century’s current restrictions.
The new law became effective immediately. To read the new Century fence ordinance, click here.
Mayor Freddie McCall said residents with existing fences that violate the new ordinance, if passed, can ask the town council for a variance.
Pictured top: The Century Town Council met Monday night, approving a new fence ordinance. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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14 Responses to “New Fence Height Law Now In Effect In Century”
Today is the second time in a year and a half that two pitbulls got into my yard. The first time was an error on my part when tearing down an old shed that had an open space in the fence. Well, I fixed that…but what do you do when random loose pitbulls jump your 4 foot chain link fence. SMH…people either don’t think things through on these matters or they have lived sheltered lives.
I guess the next law passed in Centruy will be that all homes will have to have a complete glass front wall.
If they want to collect fines for these kinds of laws when violated, then it is time for us to make a law which allows citizens to fine government officials when they’ve created a law that violates our rights. Fair is fair.
“I do not believe any of us can make it through a week without breaking at least 1 law”
I read somewhere that there are so many laws that the average Joe commits at least 4 felonies per week without even knowing about it. That there is such an exorbitant number of laws on the books that there is absolutely nobody who knows them all. Laws like this one, for instance.
This is why America has become known as the Regulation Nation around the world. I do not believe any of us can make it through a week without breaking at least 1 law. There are too many for us to possibly know all of them and some, like this one, are so petty, we would have never even imagined they existed.
i think this has a lot to do with a nosing town council member who whats to know everyone’s business. what if i decided to put a storage unit in the way, would they be band as well . or a car port. where does the line stop????
Now I can sort of understand them regulating “SOLID” fences to a certain height if it is obstructing vision of drivers. But regulating the height of Chain Link Fences does not make much sense. Chain Link does not get harder to see through as it gets higher! And I can’t see someone being restricted to 2 feet on a corner or 3 feet elsewhere, with a solid fence, if they have big dogs in the yard. Besides, if you are not breaking the law, why should they tell you what you can construct on your “PRIVATE PROPERTY”!!!
I don’t know why I am complaining about this fence ordinace. It has been around for a while and has yet to make me skip a beat. I get up everyday and do my thing and it has yet to cause me any headaches.
I guess its like the tree that roamed the forest and never made a sound and nobody ever heard a thing.
Because others in the county live under this law doesn’t make it right or even Constitutional. That’s like saying, “Yo, the Chinese don’t get to protect their property rights and they get along just fine (if they don’t get shot trying to protest).
Why are Century residents whining about this? 300,000 other people in this county already live under this law. But don’t do this to Century residents. Must have something to hide. The rest of the county keeps the illegal stuff in the backyard.
Whatever happened to property rights? I think it has been stated that a government that is big enough to give you all that you want is big enough to take all that you have.
WOW. just WOW!!! Stomp on property owners rights why dont ya.
This is stupid we will be the only town like that…i mean tell me hope many accidents have we had because the people couldn’t see past the fence???
Next, we need the town government to tell us what to eat, where to get gas, and where to work because we obviously have WAY too much… what’s that thing called? That thing the country is based upon…. Freedom! Yeah, that.