Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

GILBERT UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
issuance of an occupancy permit for the dwelling unit.
D. Prohibitions. In all residential zoning districts, the use of barbed wire or razor wire is
prohibited in those areas which front onto Town streets or roads.
E. Landscaping Plan. As a part of the landscaping plan, a master fencing schematic for the
development shall be included. This will show the typical location of proposed fences on all
interior, comer, and cul-de-sac lots within the development, as well as the various materials
and designs that are to be used in the fence construction. A minimum of one elevation up to
a maximum of three (3) elevations may be submitted for approval by the Planning
Department. If more than one design and/ or type is desired, approval will be based on
compatibility between the different types of fencing. At such time as building permits are
required, the building Department shall make available copies of the fence location and type
of materials and elevations to be used by the builders, as shown and approved on the
landscaping plan. Upon completion of construction, final inspection shall take place.
(Ord. No. 1248, § 1,02-15-00)
2.42 Limited access gates may be permitted in the Town on non-public streets in accordance with Town
policy. A fee, as indicated on the Fee Schedule posted in Town Hall, shall be paid at the time of
application. No limited access gate shall be permitted without approval of the building official.
2.5 Swimming pools.
2.51 All swimming pools shall be enclosed by walls of a single-family residential building or by a solid
wall or a chainlink or wrought iron fence not less than five (5) feet nor more than six (6) feet in
height. If the design or the material of the fence or gate is such that there are openings, such
openings shall be of a size to prohibit a spherical object four (4) inches in diameter from passing
through or under the fence or gate.
Exception: Where the premises upon which the pool is located abuts a body of water in an
approved Planned Area Development, the fence enclosure parallel to the water shall not be
required provided that the abutting enclosure extends horizontally eighteen (18) inches beyond
the lake bank. For purposes of this exception, the word "abutting" shall mean terminating at the
point of contact with the lakeside edge of the bank.
All gates shall be substantially the same height as the wall or the fence and shall be self-closing
and self-latching and be constructed in such a manner as to prevent uninvited access.
Exception: Double width gates which are not the sole means of ingress and egress shall not be
required to be self-closing and self-latching but must be padlocked at all times when not being
used.
2.52 In any residential district, private swimming pools shall be located in the side or rear yards and
shall not be any closer than three (3) feet from any property line and may not be located within
any recorded easement except with a written approval of the easement holder. In case of a corner
lot, a pool may not be located closer than five (5) feet to the street side property line. Minimum
width of yards for pools adjacent to an alley, an alley easement, a street, or an existing building
shall not be less than the depth of the pool
Ch. I, Pg. 106