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<br />The property maintenance code adopted by section 14.002 is amended as follows: <br /> <br />103 is deleted. <br /> <br />104. 7 is deleted. <br /> <br />108 is deleted. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.187. Conversion of structure into residence. <br /> <br />It is unlawful for a person to convert a structure into a residence, or use a non-residential structure for <br />residential purposes, without meeting the requirements of the International Residential Code for One- <br />and Two-Family Dwellings. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.188. Permit required for barbed wire fences; electric fences prohibited. <br /> <br />(a) It is unlawful for a person to construct or maintain a fence with barbed wire without first obtaining <br />a permit from the building inspection division. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that <br />the fence was constructed prior to December 20, 1990. <br /> <br />(b) Permits for barbed wire fencing are limited to the following: <br /> <br />(1) Fencing for property used for agricultural or grazing purposes located within an agricultural <br />district or predevelopment district as designated by the city's official zoning map. <br /> <br />(2) Security fencing for property outside of any residential zoning district, as designated by the <br />city's official zoning map, where the barbed wire is at least six feet above the level of the adjoining <br />ground. <br /> <br />(c) A fee shall be paid upon applying for a barbed wire fence permit. <br /> <br />(d) It is unlawful for a person owning or controlling any property to construct, maintain or permit to <br />remain on the property any fence charged with electricity. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.189. Placement of advertisements on vacant buildings. <br /> <br />(a) It is unlawful for a person to attach or cause to be attached any advertisement or other printed <br />matter to any vacant building or vacant portion of a building. <br /> <br />(b) There is a rebuttable presumption, in the prosecution for violation of this section, that the primary <br />beneficiary of any advertisement or other printed matter caused it to be attached to a building. In this <br />subsection, the term "primary beneficiary" means the person whose goods, services, activity or identity <br />is advertised by the posting. <br /> <br />(c) This section does not apply to an advertisement regarding the sale or lease of the building to which <br />it is attached, an official governmental notice, a notice regarding the relocation of a previous occupant <br />of the building or a notice prohibiting soliciting or trespassing. <br /> <br />18 <br />