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Subsection 9-1022.7 is added to Chapter 9-1022 - FENCING AND SCREENING as follows: 9-1022.7- Electrified Security Fences. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter 9-1022 Electrified Security Fences shall be regulated by.-the provisions of this subsection 9-1022.7. In the event of a conflict between this section 9-1022.7 and any other provision of section 9-1022 section 9-1022.7 shall control, Definitions. (1).An "Electrified Security Fence" means a permanent fence with a battery powered, low voltage, pulsed current. and conforms to the 2006 International Standards and specifications of the International Electrotechnical Commission for electric fence energizers in "International -Standard IEC- 60335, Part 2-76", as the standards and specifications may be subsequently_revised from time to time. -No Electrified-Security Fence shall be installed unless there is an outer Protective Barrier a minimum of 6-feet _high, in front of the Electrified Security Fence. -(2) A"Protective Barrier"means an exterior fence or wall a minimum of 6-feet high, restricting direct access to an Electrified Security Fence,A Protective Barrier is subject to the Fencing Standardszf'subsection 9-1022.3 and the Screening Standards of subsection 9-1022.4. In no event shall an Electrified Security.Fence be installed without a perimeter Protective Barrier. (a) Electrified-Security F.er-.ces-are authorized to be installed on land- classified as industrial, commercial or agricultural, subject to the standards contained in this subsection-9-1022.7. (b) The Electrified Security Fence shall be-clearly identified by installing prominently placed ,,arning signs that are legible from froth sides of the fence.At a minimum, the warning signs shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) The warning signs are placed at each gate and access point, and at intervals. along the fence not exceeding 30-feet. (2) The warning signs are adjacent to any other signs relating-to chemical, radiological, or biological hazards. (3) The warning-signs are marked with written-warning or a commonly recognized symbol for shock, (4) The minimum dimensions for each sign is 9" x 12". (c) The primary power's maximum voltage for an Electrified Security Fence small not exceed 12 DC volts. The Electrified Security Fence shall only be electrified when the business it is -protecting-is closed to the public. (d) The height of an Electrified Security Fence may be two feet higher than the height of the Protective Barrier, not to exceed 10-feet unless otherwise allowed by code, variance, Special Use Permit, Conditional Use Permit or other allowed exception. (e) Setbacks between perimeter Protective Barrier and Electrified Security Fence as follows: