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CHAP1'ER 1369 FENCES AND SCREEN WALLS 1369.01 Definitions. 1369.04 Specifications for Wood 1369.02 Types of Fences Permitted. Fences. 1369.03 General Requirements for Fences 1369.05 Specifications for Chain and Screen Walls. Link Fences. 1369.01 DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the following definitions for purposes of this Chapter of the Building Code: (a) "Fence" means the installation of acceptable material at or along the property line or lines to define or enclose the property or to prevent entry to an area such as a garden or a pool area or other body of water. (b) "Screen wall" means an exterior wall installed to provide privacy or secure a specific point or place such as a swimming pool, a deck, patio, arbor or balcony. 1369.02 TYPES OF FENCES PERMITTED. The following types of fences shall be permitted on property when the applicable section of the City Zoning Code authorizes construction of fences in the district of the City where the property is located: (a) Solid Board - A board fence where the boards are installed against each other so as to provide a solid wall that doesn't allow seeing through or the passage of air. (b) Spaced Board - A boazd fence where there is a space left between the boards so as to allow the flow of air and allow seeing through. Typically, the space is anywhere from one inch (1 ") up to the width of the vertical boards. (c) Board on Board (or Shadow Box) - A fence constructed like a Solid Board Fence, except that the fence boards are installed alternately from one side of the fence rails (or stringers) to the other. Boards can run either vertically or horizontally. (d) Louver - A fence where the boards are installed on an angle between the rails or posts to direct sunlight or air. Boards may be installed either vertically or horizontally. (e) Basket Weave - A fence where thin basket boards are woven alternately around small wooden members which extend through the height of the weave. (Requires high quality, flexible wood because of the thinness.) ( fl Post & Rail (commonly called split rail) - A rustic fence where split rails are inserted into slotted posts. Two and three horizontal rails are common. (g) Post & Board (commonly called paddock or corral) - A type of fence with horizontal boards fastened to the face of the posts, or inserting into slotted posts. Two, three and four horizontal boards are common. A variation is a"crossbuck" pattern 3