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ATTACHMENT 1 Chapter 1: Zoning Section 10-1.507 Fences,Walls, Gates, and Columns (a) Permits required. No fence, wall, gate, or column shall be erected or replaced without the prior issuance of a permit(s) from the Town. (b) Definitions. The following definitions are established for the purpose of this Article and the meaning and construction of words and phrases is as follows: Column: A round or square pillar, pole, or post flanking an entrance way constructed of such materials as brick, stone, concrete, or other materials. Fence: A structure serving as a barrier or screen constructed of wood, metal, masonry, I glass; plastic or any other construction material (not including graded berms or living hedges). Open Fence: A fence constructed in such a way so that no more than fifty (50%) percent of the surface area of the fence obstructs a view through the fence from a position perpendicular to the fence. Solid Fence: A fence constructed in such a way so that more than fifty (50%)percent of the surface area of the fence obstructs a view through the fence from a position perpendicular to the fence. Deer Fencing: A wire fence-like mesh (1.75 inch square) material constructed of ultraviolet stable black polypropylene, which provides an invisible deer barrier without changing the appearance of the property. Gate: A movable frame or solid structure that swings, slides, or rolls controlling ingress and egress through an opening in a fence,wall, or vegetation. Open Gate: A gate constructed of such materials as wood, wrought iron, extruded metal, or other materials where no more than fifty (50%) percent of the surface area of the face of the gate when in a closed position obstructs a view through the gate from a position perpendicular to the gate. Solid Gate: A gate constructed entirely of solid opaque material or such material as wood, wrought iron, extruded metal, or other materials where more than fifty (50%) percent of the surface area of the face of the gate when in a closed position obstructs a view through the gate from a position perpendicular to the gate. Mailbox Columns or Posts: A round or square pillar or post flanking an entrance way constructed of such materials as brick, stone, concrete, wood or other materials no greater than 18" in width containing a mail receptacle.