A. The city’s planning official or the city’s hearings examiner has the authority to approve walls and fences on the perimeters of developments that are incorporated as a design element that is part of a planned development or subdivision design. The planning official and hearing examiner can exceed the standards of this chapter, except those standards for vision clearance. In all cases the planning official and hearing examiner shall require the recording of appropriate provisions (covenants or similar methods) for maintenance to be assumed by the property owners or association of owners. (Ord. M-4354 § 3(I), 2021; Ord. M-3643, 2004)