Privacy options for chain-link fencing dies in discussion phase
After a lack of support from the Cape Coral City Council, discussion on residential fencing material options came to a halt Wednesday.
Senior Planner Anthony Santora said currently slat inserts for chain link fences and privacy screen attachments for chain link fences are prohibited under the city’s land development code.
“While they do add privacy, many fences are not designed for additional wind load on the fencing material,” he said, adding that if there is an increase to the surface and wind area it should be further enforced or designed to counteract the wind force. “They can become projectile concerns in wind and flood events.”
Privacy screens attachments are either polyester or vinyl systems that can have a different view density from 50% to 100%, as well as having color and image prints on them, Santora said.
Although there are points the attachments are fixed at, during high wind events they can fail and become projectile concerns, as well, he added.
The maintenance of the screen itself, too, can become hazardous if they get frayed and become sun bleached and frayed.
After the presentation, the council expressed they would not be in support of adding the residential fencing material to the code.
“I think it will be a nightmare as far as trying to police those fencing,” Mayor John Gunter said. “I can recall only one individual coming to the podium. To make a change for one individual, I don’t have an appetite to do that.”
• Seahawk Park
The City Council gave a nod of approval for the name change of Seahawk Park during Wednesday’s workshop.
Parks and Recreation Director Joe Petrella said in August they started the process of changing the name, due to the development of Festival Park. He said Seahawk Park is within the confines of Festival Park, so they wanted to identify it as an amenity within the park.
The name would change to Seahawk Airfield at Festival Park.
“Festival Park would become the identity, the amenities within the park will have the identifier. I certainly can be in favor of that,” Councilmember Bill Steinke said.
The park is at 1030 NW 28th St.