(a)

In any "R" Residential, "B" Commercial, or "M" Industrial District, the following shall apply.

(1)

Every fence hereafter erected within ten (10) feet of a property line shall be done in the following manner: posts, supporting rails and other such supporting elements shall face the property on which the fence is located.

(2)

Any fence or wall shall conform to the vision clearance requirements of Subsection 19.02.100(7).

(3)

No person shall place, construct or maintain, or cause to be placed, constructed or maintained any electric fence.

(4)

No fence shall be erected until a permit has been obtained from the Zoning Administrator except chain link and wire fences four (4) feet or less in height and all other fences three (3) feet or less in height.

(5)

The requirements in this section shall not apply to fences and walls located on airport, park, or school premises.

(6)

Fences and walls restricting grade level access to utility equipment such as but not limited to meters, terminations, and underground and overhead conductors and pipes, shall have a gate installed to permit access by the utility company to the equipment. Unless approved by the utility companies, the gate shall be no less than three (3) feet wide and openable without special knowledge or devices. This regulation shall not be construed to invalidate the terms of any easement.

(b)

In any "B" Commercial or "M" Industrial Districts, the following shall apply.

(1)

No fence or wall in any required yard may exceed ten (10) feet in height; and no fence or wall in a required yard adjoining a street may exceed three (3) feet in height unless constructed of materials which provide openings of not less than seventy-five (75) percent or more in area of the vertical surface of the fence or wall to permit transmission of light, air and vision. Fences or walls in any required yard adjoining a residential district shall conform to the requirements applicable to residential districts.

(2)

No person shall place, construct or maintain, or cause to be placed, constructed or maintained any wire or chain link type fence with the cut or selvage end of the fencing material exposed at the top, when such exposed top is less than six (6) feet above ground level. Barbed wire or similar material may be permitted on the top of a fence, provided, no strand is less than six and one-half (6½) feet above the ground level and does not extend beyond the property line.

(c)

In any "R" Residential Districts, the following shall apply.

(1)

No fence or wall in any required front yard may exceed three (3) feet in height, except the fence or wall may be erected to a height of four (4) feet if the fence or wall or that portion of the fence or wall in excess of three (3) feet is constructed of materials which provide openings of not less than seventy-five (75) percent in area of the vertical surface of the fence or wall to permit transmission of light, air and vision through the vertical surface. On a corner lot, a fence not to exceed six (6) feet in height may be erected in the rear yard area extended to the street side lot line.

(2)

Fences or walls in any side yard or rear yard which are closer than five (5) feet to the principle structure on the adjoining lot shall not exceed four (4) feet in height. Fences or walls in any side yard or rear yard which are located between five (5) feet and ten (10) feet from the principle structure on the adjoining lot shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, except that said fence or wall may be erected to a height of eight (8) feet if the fence or wall or that portion of the fence or wall in excess of six (6) feet is constructed of materials which provide openings of not less than seventy-five (75) percent in area of the vertical surface of the fence or wall to permit transmission of light, air and vision through the vertical surface at a right angle. Fences or walls in any required side yard or rear yard that are further than ten (10) feet from the principle structure on the adjoining lot shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.

(3)

No person shall place, construct or maintain, or cause to be placed, constructed or maintained any wire or chain link type fence with the cut or selvage end of the fencing material exposed at the top. Further, no person shall construct, use or maintain any barbed wire or similar type material fence on residential zoned property.

(Ord. No. 1376, § 1, 8-12-2020)