Fences, retaining walls, and sound barriers shall not be constructed without a site permit.
(A) No fence shall exceed four feet in the front yard or six feet in the side and rear yard in height as measured from the average point between the highest and lowest grade, except security fencing which shall not exceed eight feet including barbed wire toppings.
(B) No fence, screen, shrub, or structure greater than two feet in height shall be located within 20 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of street or railroad rights-of-way as measured from the intersecting property lines.
(C) In all zoning districts, all usable open space as defined by this chapter shall be planted and maintained in grass, sodding, shrubs, or other suitable vegetation or treatment, unless devoted to drives, sidewalks or patios.
(D) All screening required by the provisions of this chapter shall consist of either:
(1) A green belt planting strip consisting of vegetative cover of sufficient width and density to provide an effective screen; or
(2) A fence constructed of masonry, brick, wood, or steel which is compatible with surrounding structures and buildings.
(E) Except as provided in this chapter, fences shall be set back at least three feet from the lot lines or, may be placed on the property line or closer to the property line upon mutual consent of the abutting property owner(s).
(F) The side of any fence considered to be its “face” (i.e., the finished side having no structural supports) shall face abutting property or street right-of-way.
(Prior Code, § 518.060) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003; Ord. 2018-5, passed 11-14-2018)
Penalty, see § 10.99