Fences or walls consisting of either masonry, rock, wire, vinyl, wrought iron or wooden material, and hedges may be installed on the boundaries of any residential lot, except that the height of the fencing or screening shall be limited to a maximum height of four feet between the street right-of-way line and the normal building setback line for the section of the yard adjacent to a street on the front, side or rear of the lot. This includes corner lots and lots with a road on the back property line. If the fence is above 30 inches, the fence must be set back from the corner in accordance with Section 40.51-52. Fencing and hedges on all other boundaries of residential property and fences behind the building setback line shall be limited to a maximum of eight feet, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit chain-link fences up to ten feet in height for tennis courts.
(‘58 Code, § 19-55) (Am. Ord. 90-39, 12-17-90; Am. Ord. 11-23, passed 7-18-11; Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.80