Fences in Non-Residential Districts shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations, as well as other applicable regulations of the Codified Ordinances.
(a) Height and Opacity.
(1) General and Unrestricted Industry Districts. In General and Unrestricted Industry Districts, fences in actual front yards and in actual side street yards shall not exceed six (6) feet in height and may be either open or solid. In actual rear yards and actual interior side yards, fences shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height and may be open or solid.
(2) Other Non-Residential Districts. Except as specifically required because of the type of use, in Non-Residential Districts other than General and Unrestricted Industry Districts, fences in actual front yards and in side street yards shall not exceed four (4) feet in height and shall be at least fifty percent (50%) open above two (2) feet in height. In actual rear yards and actual interior side yards, fences shall not exceed six (6) feet in height and may be open or solid.
(b) Barbed Wire Fences. Barbed wire fences are permitted in all Non-Residential Districts except the Local Retail District and the Parking District, and shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations and other applicable regulations of the Codified Ordinances.
(1) Sidewalk Setback. Except in General Industry and Unrestricted Industry Districts, a fence with barbed wire shall be located at least four (4) feet from a sidewalk in a public right-of-way.
(2) Residential Setback. In all Non- Residential Districts, a fence with barbed wire shall be located at least four (4) feet from the property line of a Residential District.
(3) Landscape Barrier. Where it is required that a barbed wire fence be set back from a sidewalk or a Residential District line, such setback area shall be planted with shrubs spaced no more than five (5) feet apart or trees spaced no more than twenty (20) feet apart. The requirement for a landscape barrier shall not apply to barbed wire fences legally established prior to the initial effective date of this section nor to the replacement of such fences and shall not apply to a fence setback area of eight (8) feet or more.
(Ord. No. 1811-2000. Passed 2-12-01, eff. 2-20-01)