A.

Fences erected within the City of Ocoee prior to January 1, 2000, shall be considered to be grandfathered as legal nonconforming structures. It is the burden of the property owner to provide documentation to the City that the existing fence meets this standard. Subject to obtaining building permits, grandfathered fences shall be allowed to be repaired and/or replaced in the location they were constructed in, except that safe sight triangles on corner lots must be maintained for all replacement fences.

B.

Fences, walls, and hedges in residential districts may be erected in any required yard, or along the edge of any yard, provided that street corner visibility requirements of this Code shall be met, and provided further that no wall or fence located in front of the front building line shall exceed four (4) feet in height and be no more than fifty (50) percent opaque.

C.

No other wall or fence shall exceed six (6) feet in height, and all fences must have up to a two-inch setback from adjacent property line, so as to not encroach on neighboring property.

D.

Corner lots:

(1)

In cases where: (1) two (2) corner lots adjoin at the end of a block, (2) the single-family dwelling units are designed rear-to-rear, and (3) there are no garage or main entry doorways exiting to the side street front yard, then in such cases, fences greater than four (4) feet in height and no more than six (6) feet in height shall be allowed within the side street front yard as long as a minimum setback of five (5) feet or any easement area, whichever is greater, is maintained from the property line and the fence extends along no more than one-half (½) the depth of the house.

(2)

In cases where: (1) two (2) corner lots adjoin at the end of a block and the single-family dwelling units are designed rear-to-side, or (2) where a corner lot adjoins an interior lot, no wall or fence shall be located in front of the front building line. Walls or fences no greater than four (4) feet in height and no more than fifty (50) percent opaque may be permitted within any yard.

(3)

In the case of a through-lot, double-frontage lot or single lot where the lot is surrounded on three (3) or more sides by a street, the hierarchy of the roadway functional classification, presence of sidewalks, location of existing walls and fences along adjacent streets and orientation of existing driveways along each street shall determine fence location and setbacks. In all instances, prior to approval, mechanisms or measures shall be put in place to ensure vehicular and pedestrian safety.