All garden walls, fences and hedges located or constructed within the required yard areas shall conform to the following regulations except where special requirements are set forth for specific screening purposes:

(1)

Front yard. All garden walls, fences or hedges located within the front yard shall not exceed four (4) feet in height unless they fulfill setback requirements.

(2)

Side and rear yards.

a.

All garden walls, fences or hedges located within the required rear or side yards in residential districts shall not exceed six (6) feet in height except for the required street side yard of a corner lot and/or the required rear yard which abuts a water body where they shall not exceed four (4) feet in height.

b.

A garden wall, fence or hedge shall be allowed up to the property line, provided however, any two (2) property owners who desire a common fence line may have same not withstanding any other provision within this chapter.

c.

Fencing may be erected in any commercial district but shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height. No fence shall be maintained or constructed, in whole or in part, of barbed wire, unless it is in a zone designated as M-1 (Heavy Industrial District), MP (Planned Industrial District), LM (Light Manufacturing District), CP (Planned Commercial District), or C-2 (General Commercial and Warehouse District), and it is specifically allowed in a conditional use permit, based upon the necessity of barbed wire for the particular use permitted by the CUP. Any such barbed wire fencing existing on the effective date of this ordinance shall be removed on or before 1 July, 1988, and no such fence in existence shall be added to, repaired, improved or enlarged.

(3)

Privacy fencing.

a.

Privacy fences shall be continuous and consistent, constructed of substantial and durable material, such as, but not limited to concrete blocks or redwood, cypress or pressure-treated wood, to such a height and construction necessary to hide from view any materials or vehicles stored behind the fence or enclosure; except that the view shall not be considered as applying to the overview portions of elevated highways or views from the air.

b.

A privacy fence constructed of concrete block must be painted at least on the exterior side. Waterproof paint in earthtone colors only may be used.

c.

All privacy fencing must be so implaced and constructed so as to present a finished side as its exterior surface.

d.

Tin and other metal fabrics shall not suffice for construction of a privacy fence unless used in a chain link design with opaque strips woven through to thoroughly obstruct visibility of the owner's property.

(Ord. No. 1974-C, § 90.14, 9-17-74; Ord. No. 1984-P, § 1, 11-20-84; Ord. No. 1987-M, 6-16-87; Ord. No. 1988-D, 5-17-88)