A. It shall be unlawful for any person to build, construct or erect within the City any fence of barbed wire, brush or branches of trees. Any such fence shall be removed within 20 days after notice by the Chief of Police has been given to the owners or occupants of lots on which such fences are built, and if not so removed the Chief of Police shall remove the same at the cost of the owner of such lots, and expenses thereof shall be charged as taxes and become a lien against the property, and collected as taxes are collected. Any person building, constructing or erecting any such fence or refusing to remove from any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him any such fence shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, fencing may be topped with not more than four strands of barbed wire strung on extension barbed-arms; provided, that the lowest strand shall be a minimum of six feet two inches from the surface of the ground, and such extension barbed-arm shall not be at an angle greater than forty-five degrees from the vertical projection of the post. In no event shall any barbed wire be placed closer than six feet two inches from the ground, and in no event shall the extension barbed-arm extend beyond the property line of the property on which the fence is situated.

C. Nothing in subsections A and B shall affect the application of the pertinent provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Code of the City.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance and of subsection A of this section, for a period of one year beginning January 10, 2001, temporary construction security fences may be installed within the area of the property approved for grading or construction for which a valid building permit is still active. Said fence may be up to eight feet in height and may be topped with strands of barbed wire as described in subsection B Such fences shall be removed prior to completion of construction or expiration of the building permit, whichever occurs earlier.

E. This Section shall not apply to barbed wire fence used to contain cattle that complies with the Arizona Department of Transportation standard for barbed wire fence provided that barbed wire fencing cannot be used on any parcel of land under 10 acres in size. (Code 1962, § 27-3; Ord. No. G-4323, § 1, 2001; Ord. No. G-5434, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5721, 2012)