§ 15.01.1350. Chain link fence specification.

A.

Materials.

1.

Fabric to be chain link which has been galvanized after weaving with a minimum of 1.2 oz. per square foot of wire surface. Fabric shall be two-inch mesh and constructed of nine-gauge wire.

2.

Tension wire for bottom only, No. 7 gauge spring coil.

3.

Top rail: 1-5/8-inch tubular rail with a 0.065 wall thickness or approved equal.

4.

Corner, gate, or end posts: Minimum diameter 2-9/8-inch O.D. galvanized pipe at 3.65 lbs. Per foot per ASTM A-120.

5.

Line posts: Minimum diameter of 1-7/8-inch O.D. galvanized pipe at 2.72 lbs. per foot per ASTM A-120.

6.

Braces: For all corner and gate posts - 1-5/8-inch O.D. galvanized pipe and adjustable three-eighths-inch truss rods.

B.

Concrete. Shall conform to the provisions of Division 13 Class C. Line, corner and gate posts shall be set in thirty-six-inch deep holes and backfilled with concrete. A minimum of six inches of concrete shall be provided between the bottom of the hole and the bottom of the post being set. All line posts shall be set in nine-inch minimum diameter holes and all corner and gate posts shall be set in twelve-inch minimum diameter holes.

C.

Construction methods. The steel posts shall be set true to line and grade in concrete bases. The distances between posts in any section shall be uniform, but shall not exceed the following spacing:

Tangent sections and curves down to five-hundred-foot radius: not more than ten feet;

Curves five-hundred-foot radius to two-hundred-foot radius: not more than eight feet;

Curves two-hundred-foot radius to one-hundred-foot radius; not more than six feet;

Curves one-hundred-foot radius: not more than five feet.

Pull posts shall be provided at five-hundred-foot maximum intervals. Changes in line of thirty degrees or more shall be considered as corners.

Fence fabric shall be placed on the roadway side of posts unless otherwise specified. The fabric shall be placed approximately one inch above the ground, and on a straight grade between posts by excavating high points of the ground. Filling depressions will be permitted only upon approval of the city engineer.

The fabric shall be stretched taut and securely fastened to the posts. Fastening to end, gate, corner, and pull posts shall be with stretcher bars and metal bands spaced at one foot intervals. The fabric shall be cut and each span fastened independently at all pull and corner posts. Fastening to line posts shall be with tie wire, metal bonds, or other approved methods at fourteen-inch intervals. The top edge of fabric shall be attached to the top rail at approximately twenty-four-inch intervals. The bottom tension wire shall be attached to the fabric with tie wires at twenty-four-inch intervals and shall be secured to the end or pull posts with brace bands. Privacy fencing shall be permitted upon the approval of the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 2007-07-31, § 14.2, 7-10-2007)