In any residential district or within ten feet of the boundary of a residential district where a wall, fence, or screening separation is erected, the standards in this article for height, location, and design shall be required.

(Ord. No. 2006-14, § 17-90, 7-11-2006)

(a)

A fence or wall erected on the property line, or within ten feet of the property line and generally parallel thereto, and located to the rear of the minimum front yard line as determined by the provisions of section 40-130 shall not exceed eight feet in height above grade.

(b)

A fence or wall erected on the property line and located within the minimum front yard as determined by the provisions of section 40-130 shall not exceed four feet in height above grade, except on a corner lot, the four-foot maximum fence height shall apply to the front yard along the property line of least dimension and to that portion of the front yard within ten feet of the property line of greatest dimension.

(c)

No fence, wall, screen or other visual barrier shall be so located or placed that it obstructs the vision of a motor vehicle driver approaching any street, alley or drive intersection.

(Ord. No. 2006-14, § 17-91, 7-11-2006)

(a)

Screening walls or visual barriers required under the provisions of this chapter shall be constructed of masonry or of a permanent and substantial type wall or fence material, supported by a frame or base constructed of concrete, metal, or other substantial material and not readily subject to damage by operations within the enclosure or by the effects of winds or other weather elements. Such wall or barrier shall be maintained in good repair and shall not contain openings constituting more than 40 square inches in each one square foot of wall or fence surface, and the surface of such wall or fence shall constitute a visual barrier. All walls or fences shall not be less than six feet in height and all openings in such walls or fences, shall be equipped with gates equal in height and screening characteristics to the wall or fence and shall be closed and securely latched at all times except during business hours. In lieu of a screening wall or fence, a landscaped strip containing a solid planting or hedge not less than six feet in height, which planting shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition and constituting a visual barrier, may be used with approval of the building inspector.

(b)

Screening and landscaping strips with adjacent vehicle parking shall be protected from vehicle wheels by a bumper rail or wheel barrier.

(c)

Stored materials or commodities shall not be stacked so as to exceed the height of the screening fence, wall or visual barrier, and such materials or commodities shall not be placed outside the fence, wall, or visual barrier.

(d)

Screening walls or visual barriers shall be placed along all portions of any affected premises which abuts any paved public street (with or without curb and gutter) and extend along the first 150 feet beyond the frontage of such premises along any side thereof; provided, however, this requirement shall not apply where any building, structure or any natural vision barrier exists which effectively screens the portions of such premises.

(Ord. No. 2006-14, § 17-92, 7-11-2006)

(a)

The side and rear lot lines of a land use other than a single- or two-family land use shall be visually screened from an immediately adjacent AO, R-1, R-2, R-3, MD, MH or residential PD zoning district when the district boundary line is on an alley, easement, or common lot line. Screening shall not be required when the adjacent residentially zoned property is developed with a non-single-family or non-two-family use.

(b)

All screening of a non-single family or non-two-family site shall be a solid visual barrier not less than six feet in height and constructed of metal, wood or masonry, or two or more of such visual barriers.

(c)

Where a common lot line is the zoning district boundary, the height requirement of the visual screening barrier shall comply with the development standards of the most restrictive adjacent zoning district.

(d)

Where a building is erected on the site in the area of the required screening, the wall may constitute a portion of the visual screening barrier provided the wall contains no openings.

(e)

No portion of a required screening wall or visual barrier shall be utilized for the placement of any sign or other advertising device.

(Ord. No. 2006-14, § 17-93, 7-11-2006; Ord. No. 2018-13, § I, 6-12-2018)

(a)

Barbed wire or razor wire may not be used on fencing except under the following circumstances:

(1)

Security fencing for nonresidential uses in commercial or industrial zoning districts where the barbed wire shall be five feet or more above ground level.

(2)

Security fencing for a site operated by a local, state or federal government agency or a franchised utility company where the barbed wire is five feet or more above ground level.

(b)

Electrical fences shall be installed in accordance with the electrical code as adopted by the city.

(Ord. No. 2006-14, § 17-94, 7-11-2006)