Summary
The city bans electric fences outright, and this case tested whether a variance could get around that ban. The examiner said no — partly because a variance can't authorize a prohibited use, and partly because a spark could ignite sagebrush and grass in the wildland-urban interface.
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Last discussed Feb 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
The freight company will have to rely on its existing chain-link and barbed wire fencing for security.
Neighbors and firefighters in the wildfire overlay zone avoid the spark risk of an electrified perimeter fence.
The warehouse operator loses a security upgrade it argued was needed amid rising freight-facility theft.
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