Fences on all lots of record in all residential districts which enclose property are permitted in any yard, subject to the following conditions:

(1)

No fence shall be erected prior to the issuance of an installation permit. Fences projecting into a front yard or a designated side yard facing a street shall be reviewed by the building and zoning administrator prior to issuance of a permit. The following restrictions shall apply to fences in front or designated side yards abutting a street:

a.

The fences shall be residential in nature and intent. Farm-type fences shall be excluded from all residential districts, except such fences shall be permitted on farm land in residential districts.

b.

Fences shall not exceed four feet in height, except where otherwise permitted in this section, and shall not obstruct vision to an extent greater than 50 percent of their total area.

c.

Fences shall not extend into the street right-of-way at the front property line.

d.

Living fences (hedges, shrubbery, etc.) obscuring walls, berms or signs, located in a required front yard setback, that may obstruct the vision of traffic for persons exiting from a driveway, alley, etc., shall not exceed a height of two feet.

e.

No wall of any kind shall be permitted, and no shrubbery, sign or other obstruction to vision above a height of two feet from the established street grades shall be permitted within the triangular area formed at the intersection of any street right-of-way lines by a straight line drawn between said right-of-way lines at a distance along each line of 25 feet from their point of intersection; except that in the interests of public safety, corner clearance requirements may be made more restrictive upon recommendation of the city police department.

(2)

Fences within a side or rear yard shall not exceed six feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not extend beyond the required minimum front yard.

(3)

Fences on lots of record shall not contain barbed wire, electric current, charge of electricity, broken glass caps, or chainlink-type fences with sharp wire edges exposed.

(4)

Fences which enclose public or institutional parks, playgrounds, or public landscaped areas, situated within an area developed with recorded lots shall not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground and shall not obstruct vision to an extent greater than 25 percent of their total area.

(Ord. No. 369, § 15.990(15.100), 6-26-1981; Ord. No. 643, 8-31-2001)

Deer fencing is permitted on private property if all the following are met:

(1)

Deer fencing may only be around gardens or landscaped areas and is not to be used as a boundary between properties.

(2)

Deer fencing may not exceed eight feet in height (including poles) and must be constructed only of see-through nylon ("mesh") and polypropylene plastic materials that are green, brown, and black in color (wood, vinyl, metal, or similar materials are not permitted).

(3)

Deer fencing shall be placed directly on the ground and it shall be supported on its own.

(4)

Deer fencing shall not be placed in the road right-of-way.

(5)

Deer fencing must remain open air; no fencing or roof structure is permitted.

(Ord. No. 841, § 1, 1-3-2023)