On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Mitxcoac<[email protected]> wrote: > > > The maximum height of electric fence permitted is 450 mm > > An electric fence must be at least 1.8m above the ground level at any > point. > That document is confusing to say the least. It also states that the maximum height for a street facing boundary wall is 1.8 there fore any electric element above 1,8 must be illegal as it rasie the height ot the boundary wall over 1.8???????
> Electric fences are only permitted to be erected on top on or attached > to walls or fences. > On top of OR attached to - those electric fence in question ARE attached TO existing pallisade fences!!!!! > Freestanding electric fences shall not be erected along any boundary > in such positions that persons can inadvertently come into contact > therewith. There is plenty of opportiunity for this in the case of Valkenberg you can walk up to the fence in most places! > http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/planningandbuilding/Documents/FencePolicy2_draft_June_08.pdf > > Therefore if Spirit Sister Productions have done the electric fencing > to the ground, it is completely illegal. Maybe OR maybe not. But if you read that regulation probably a large percentage of existing fences in Obs and the city do not comply with the draft. I don't think electric fencing should necessarily be specifically picked out in this regard. Has anyone heard of any verifiable stories of death or serious injury by electric fence. It seems to be more an emotional issue attached to the use of electricity. Disclaimer - I have never liked electric fences for various reasons including the ooh they can hurt pets and children one as well as the fact that can be quite ugly. Just the other day I was shocked by nothing less than a electrified barbed wire fence (which was a legacy installation and certainly outlawed now) and while being an unpleasant experience did not leave any damage or scarring. I will however be much more circumspect arround electric fences in the future ie I certainly will not be trying to scale one any time soon! Trev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
