Published on Friday, 20 October 2017 at 12:00:00 AM
The City of Vincent resolved on 19 September 2017 to make the City of Vincent Fencing Amendment Local Law 2017, for the purposes of public comment.
The purpose of the Fencing Amendment Local Law 2017 is to remove the need for dividing fences between 1.8 and 2.4 metres in height to be approved by the City where certain minimum standards are met, remove the front setback and truncations standards and requirements, modify the specifications for a 'sufficient fence', apply the residential 'sufficient fence' specification to all lots which contain residential development, increase the modified penalties for prescribed offences and other minor amendments;
The effect of the Fencing Amendment Local Law 2017 is to set the minimum standards for fencing in the City of Vincent and set out where the City's approval is required; The City of Vincent Fencing Local Law 2008 will be amended.
The full text of the proposed new local law can be found here.
The resulting effect on the current local law can be found here.
Comments and submissions can be made, prior to 9 December 2017, by email to mail@vincent.wa.gov.au.
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