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ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 6 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTQN, AMENDING SECTION 8.12.060 AND 18.31.020 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO ELECTRIC FENCES WHEREAS, under current City codes, electric fences are notprovided for, and WHEREAS, there are standards by which electric fences could be incorporated into urban settings that do not present incompatibility with uses therein, so long as the fences are installed and used in compliance with those standards; and WHEREAS, where applicable, and in the zones identified herein, electric fences may be permitted in accordance with the same standards as apply to burglar alarms, so long as those fences are in conformity with the standards of the Intemational Electrotechnical Commission QEC). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Amendment to Citv Code. That Section 8.12.060 of the Auburn City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: 8:12.060 Structures and buildings as nuisances. A. It is a public nuisance to have a fence or similar structure with any barbed wire, razor wire or similar wire located within fve feet of any public sidewalk unless the barbed wire, razor wire or similar wire is located at a height greater 4han eight feet above the ground. It_is provided, however, thaf any fence legally constructed and installed before April 12, 2003,shall be exemptfrom the provisions hereof, so long as any barbed wire, razor wire or similar wire on or Ordinance No. 6461 April 17, 2013 Page 1 of 6