(A) Scope. This section shall include all Class B-5, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, D-1, E-1 and E-2 Districts.
(B) Permitted Fences. The following fences shall be permitted in nonresidential 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 fence;
(12) Stone fences;
(13) Utility fences;
(14) Silt fence;
(15) Stockade fence;
(16) Well fence; or
(17) Horizontal fence.
(C) Restricted Fences. The following fences shall be restricted in nonresidential districts.
(1) Tennis court fences. Approval shall be required from the Planning Commission.
(2) Barbed wire fences shall be prohibited when the fence would abut a residential district or use, unless approval is granted by a simple majority of the Architectural Review Board.
(3) 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 on the property of another in excess of that which would otherwise accumulate in the absence of such a fence.
(4) Chicken wire fences shall be prohibited.
(5) Electrified fences shall be prohibited, except for underground low voltage pet fences approved by the Building Commissioner.
(6) Stockade fences shall be prohibited.
(7) Pointed fences posting a hazard of impalement.
(D) Maximum Fence Height and Location.
(a) Living fences shall not exceed three feet in height for 15 feet from any public sidewalk. Otherwise they may grow to their natural height.
(b) Privacy and boundary line fences shall not exceed three feet in height for 15 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 with no setback requirement.
(a) Living fences shall not exceed three feet in height for 15 feet from the front property line and/or any public sidewalk. Beyond 15 feet, they may grow to their natural height.
(b) Open ornamental fences shall not exceed three feet in height from existing natural finished grade.
(c) All other fences are prohibited in the front yard unless approval is granted by a simple majority of the Planning Commission.
(E) Nonconforming Multi-Tenant Residential Uses Exempted. This section shall not apply to pre-existing, nonconforming residential dwellings in these districts. Section 1312.06
(formerly § 1460.06 (Fences in Residential Districts)) shall apply and govern.
(Ord. 169-99, passed 9-20-1999; Ord. 160-11, passed 12-19-2011; Ord. 38-16, passed 6-20-2016; Ord. 45-2018, passed 11-5-2018; Ord. 14-2024, passed 9-16-2024)