(B) Safety hazards. Fences shall not be erected where they create a visual safety hazard in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator.
(C) Location and orientation. Fences shall sit on the property of the property owner installing the fence; fences may abut, but not sit directly on side lot lines of adjacent parcels. The “good side” of the fence shall face abutting properties, meaning that the posts shall face in toward the property on which the fence sits and the finished face of the fence shall face abutting properties. If the fence is within two feet of a property line, the adjoining property owner abutting the fence is allowed to finish the side of the fence facing his or her property.
(D) Maintenance. Fences shall be maintained to retain their aesthetic quality, screening abilities and function. Missing boards, rusting wire and posts and peeling paint shall be taken care of at the owner’s expense as they occur.
(E) District standards: city fence standards. Zoning table follows on the next page.
Use | District Performance Standards | ||||
Maximum Height | Setback from ROW | Allowable Material | Prohibited Features | Height at Corner/Traffic Visibility | |
Use | District Performance Standards | ||||
Maximum Height | Setback from ROW | Allowable Material | Prohibited Features | Height at Corner/Traffic Visibility | |
Downtown Mixed Use | 72 inches | 10 feet Unless permission is received from the Planning Commission | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission) | Max height of 2.5 feet within 14 feet of the corner |
Highway Commercial | 84 inches | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission) | Max height of 2.5 feet within 14 feet of the corner |
Industrial | 84 inches | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission) | Max height of 2.5 feet within 14 feet of the corner |
Light Industrial/Commercial Transition | 72 inches | 10 feet Unless permission is received from the Planning Commission | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission) | Max height of 2.5 feet within 14 feet of the corner |
Open Space | 6 feet Unless permission is received from the Planning Commission | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (where frequent human contact is anticipated) | |
Parks and Recreation | |||||
Rural Residential | 6 feet Unless permission is received from the planning commission | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (where frequent human contact is anticipated) | |
Urban Residential | 6 feet Unless permission is received from the Planning Commission | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (where frequent human contact is anticipated) | Max height of 2.5 feet within 14 feet of the corner |
Urban Rural Transition Residential | 6 feet Unless permission is received from the Planning Commission | 10 feet | Metal, wood, concrete, brick, vinyl or smooth wire | Barbed or electrified (where frequent human contact is anticipated) | |
* Traffic Visibility Exhibit
(Ord. 332, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 152.999