Centerfield City Zoning Code

This Chapter has been created to establish uniform standards for the construction of fences and allow for the enhancement of private property while balancing the City’s interests in promoting the health, safety and welfare of its citizens. 

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 2015-1 on 10/21/2015

Amended 12/28/2023

1. All terms not defined within this Chapter shall have the same definition as listed within Section 10.010 of the Zoning Ordinance of Centerfield City. The following terms used in this Chapter shall mean:

ADJACENT PROPERTY:  Property abutting another’s real property.

APPROVED BUILDING MATERIALS: Includes those materials that are commonly used as fencing materials, including, but not limited to: wood planks, steel, vinyl, chain link, stone, concrete, masonry, composite materials, or a living plant or shrub. Those items specifically excluded include, but are not limited to: wood pallets, tires, garbage, or other items that are unsightly, unsafe, or generally unacceptable as fencing material. Barbed wire and electrical fencing materials are not permissible to divide property from an adjacent property when the adjacent property is used as a residence.

FENCE: A structure serving as an enclosure, barrier, or boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by approved building materials.

HEIGHT: The total vertical distance of the fence, measured from the finished grade and the highest point of the fence.

OBSTRUCTED VIEW: Includes any visual obstruction of a road, street, ally, or highway within Centerfield City due to the existence of a fence.

SIDE FENCE: Includes any fence that does not enter into the designated frontage area and will not create an obstructed view.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 2015-1 on 10/21/2015

Amended 12/28/2023

1. A Front Yard Fence that does not create an obstructed view (e.g. chain link fence) may be erected to a height of five (5) feet within the frontage area in any front yard abutting a street. The fence shall in no way be enclosed with plant material or strips.
2. Side Fences not abutting a street shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. 
3. Side Fences may extend into the designated frontage at a height of six (6) feet but shall not exceed a height of forty-two (42) inches in any area where the side fence is within 50 feet of an intersection and would create an obstructed view of said intersection.  
4. Side and Rear Fences abutting a street shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, except as provided otherwise herein.
5. No fence shall obstruct a public right-of-way, sidewalk, ally, road, street, or other public access.
6. No fence shall be constructed on or over an existing draining or irrigation easement or canal without first obtaining permission from the owner or easement or canal. A fence so constructed shall not impede any flow or water or otherwise interfere with the conveyance of water in said easement or canal.
7. A fence may be placed on the boundary line of an adjacent property only after receiving the consent of the owner of the adjacent property. If the owner(s) of the parcels cannot agree to the joint construction of the fence, the entirety of the fence shall be constructed on the property of the person proposing to construct the fence.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 2015-1 on 10/21/2015

Amended by Ord. 2025-3 on 5/7/2025

1. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as a limitation upon those fences already in existence at the time of the adoption of this ordinance. Any alterations or modification of existing fences, or the construction of a new fence, after adoption of the ordinance, shall be governed by this Section.    

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 2015-1 on 10/21/2015

1. Any fence constructed shall be maintained at all times so as to avoid becoming non-transparent, unsightly, or otherwise non-compliant with this Section.  

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 2015-1 on 10/21/2015