The following are applicable to all fences erected on all property, except as otherwise set forth herein:
(A) Except when fences are required by this Zoning Code for screening, a fence shall not exceed heights indicated in Table 25. When required by other provisions of this Zoning Code for screening, a fence shall be a minimum of six feet in height.
(B) Fence height at a given location along a fence line shall be the difference in elevation between the grade at the base of the fence and the top of the fence at that location. The grade at the base of the fence shall be the elevation of the ground surface before mounding or building-up of the ground surface, if any, occurred. If a fence occurs along a terraced portion of earth, such as a retaining wall, its height is measured from the higher ground elevation.
(C) No fences shall be installed in the Vision Clearance Triangle.
(D) Fence maintenance. All fences shall be maintained and in a safe and upright condition.
(E) Fence permit. Any replacement of less than 50% of the length of an existing fence shall not require a fence permit.
(F) All fences shall be installed so that, when a fence has a “finished,” “clean,” or “good” side, that side faces outward, toward adjacent lots; and the “unfinished” or “bad” side faces the interior of the lot. When a fence is installed on the property boundary between two lots, the “unfinished” or “bad” side shall face the lot of the landowner who is installing the fence.
(G) Fence regulations for swimming pools, hot tubs, and retention ponds are described in § 150.44(G).
Fence Location | Fence Height |
Front Yard | 4 ft. max. |
Side Yard | 6 ft. max.; fences of more than 4 ft. in height in the side yard may not be extended closer to the street right-of-way than the front-facing elevation of any principal structure on the lot or an adjacent lot. |
Rear Yard | 6 ft. max. in any zone or district other than the IE District; 10 ft. max. in the IE District |
Table 25: Fence Regulations
(Ord. 9098, passed 6-12-2023)