(A) Location; maximum height. Fences and walls in any district may be located on lot lines, provided written consent is obtained from adjacent neighbors; otherwise, such fences and walls shall be located inside property lines. Fences and walls may not exceed eight feet in height in commercial and industrial zones and six feet in all other zones. However, no fences or walls shall exceed three feet in any “front yard,” as defined by this chapter. Fences used to retain stock animals shall be excepted.
(B) Barbed wire; electric or sharp fencing materials. Except in the R-S districts, no barbed wire or other sharp fencing materials and no electronically charged fence shall be erected or maintained in any district created by this chapter. When electronically charged fences are used in the R-S districts, such fences shall be posted with warning signs at intervals not to exceed 150 feet where such fences are adjacent to public rights-of-way.
(C) Retaining wall. In case of a fence erected on top of a retaining wall, the height shall be measured from the grade of the high side of the wall.
(D) Construction. All fences permitted under this section shall be constructed so that the frame or supporting members of the fence face into the property and so the finishing side faces outward from the property being fenced.
(2015 Code, § 11-14-14) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999