(a) Scope. This section shall include fence requirements for all O, Office; B-l, B-2, and B-3, Business; I and L-I, Industrial; and SC-1, Shopping Center zoning districts.
(b) Permitted Fences. The following fences shall be permitted in nonresidential Zoning districts:
(1) Living fence.
(2) Boundary line fence.
(3) Privacy fence.
(4) Open ornamental fence.
(5) Chain link fence.
(6) Deer fence.
(7) Dumpster enclosure fence.
(8) Rail or split rail fence.
(9) Picket fence.
(10) Latticework fence.
(11) Shadowbox/Board on Board fence.
(c) Restricted Fences. The following fences shall be restricted in nonresidential zoning districts:
(1) Barbed wire fences shall be prohibited as contained in Section 521.07 of the General Offenses Code.
(2) Snow fences may be erected and used only in the months of customary snowfall, after which they shall be removed. No snow fence shall be used so as to cause an artificial or unnatural accumulation of snow or to allow drifting snow to accumulate on the property of another in excess of that which would otherwise accumulate in the absence of such a fence.
(3) Chicken wire fences shall be prohibited.
(4) Electrified fences shall be prohibited.
(5) Stockade fences shall be prohibited.
(d) Maximum Fence Height and Location.
(1) Rear and side yards.
A. Living fences shall not exceed two and one half feet in height for fifteen feet from any public sidewalk or hang lower than six (6) feet above the curb level. Otherwise they may grow to their natural height.
B. Privacy and boundary line fences shall not exceed two and one half feet in height for fifteen feet from any public sidewalk.
C. Open chain link fences may be erected in the side and rear yards that abut a public sidewalk or street within the property lines with no setback requirement.
D. Any fence shall not exceed eight feet from finished grade to the top of any portion of the fence and the entire fence may be erected to the rear of the wall line of the building.
However, no fence shall prohibit access to side or rear yards where required parking spaces, loading zones or fire zones exist for one or more occupants.
(2) Front yard.
A. Living fences shall not exceed three feet in height for fifteen feet from the front property line and/or any public sidewalk. Beyond fifteen feet, they may grow to their natural height
B. Open ornamental fences shall not exceed three feet in height.
C. All other fences are prohibited in the front yard unless approval is granted by the Architectural Review Board.
(e) Nonconforming Residential Uses Excepted. This section shall not apply to preexisting, nonconforming residential dwellings in these districts. Section 1197.04 (Fences in Residential Districts) shall apply and govern such fences.
(Ord. 2005-140. Passed 10-18-05.)