(a) Property owners are permitted to construct a fence in their property with the following material:
(1) Wood/split rail.
(2) Steel/steel mesh commonly referred to as cyclone.
(3) Vinyl.
(4) Bushes, trees, shrubs.
(b) Property owners are not permitted to construct a fence in their property with the following materials:
(1) Rubber.
(2) Tire or recycled tire material.
(3) Garbage. (Ord. 8-97. Passed 1-21-97.)
(4) Wire, barbed wire, industrial cable, except for barbed wire which may be used along the top of fences which are at least six feet high measured from the ground or measured from the bottom of the fence located on industrial or City owned property for security purposes and only with approval by the Service- Safety Director on a per case basis.
(Ord. 36-99. Passed 5-4-99.)
(5) Fences charged with electrical kind current.
(c) Fences running along alleys shall be erected no less than three feet from said alley.
(d) In the event the adjacent neighbors enter into a signed written agreement, fences can be constructed alongside existing property lines. A copy of such agreement shall be provided to the City Engineer’s Office.
(e) No fences shall be constructed on any City right-of-way or easements. No fence may be constructed as to block, or prohibit operations of the Fire Department or access to the fire hydrant. (Ord. 8-97. Passed 1-21-97.)
(f) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) a day. Each day’s continued violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 85-99. Passed 11-2-99.)