(a) A fence, wall, hedge, or shrubbery may be erected, placed, maintained, or grown along a lot line in a Residential District or adjacent thereto to a height not exceeding eight feet above the ground level, except that no such fence, wall, hedge, or shrubbery which is located in a required front or corner side yard shall exceed a height of three and one-half feet and shall be subject to the traffic visibility requirement of Section 1165.02 for a corner lot.
(b) Recorded lots having a lot area in excess of two acres and a frontage of at least 200 feet, and acreage or parcels not included within the boundaries of a recorded plat in all residential districts, are excluded from these fence regulations.
(Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74.)
(c) Construction and Maintenance.
(1) All fences shall be constructed in a workmanlike manner using materials approved by the Village that are weather resistant and rustproof such as treated wood, metal, vinyl and stone. Non-traditional materials determined to be unacceptable by the Village shall be prohibited. No fence shall be designed or constructed to cause pain or injury to another person.
(2) The finished side of all fences shall face the outside and be located on the property. All supporting posts and beams shall be located on the inside of the property. No fence shall be attached to any adjacent fence without the written consent of all property owners.
(3) Property owners shall be responsible for fence maintenance which shall include painting, cleaning and structural upkeep. In no case shall the construction of a fence or lack of maintenance cause aesthetic detriment to surrounding properties.
(d) Permitted and Prohibited Fences.
Permitted Fences: | Prohibited Fences: |
(1) Board-on-board, louver, shadowbox | (1) Electrified fences |
(2) Basket weave or woven | (2) Barbed wire fences |
(3) Solid board | (3) Plywood/particle board |
(4) Stockade or Palisade | (4) Chicken, mesh/woven wire (unless part of a rail/split rail) |
(5) Picket | |
(6) Rail or split rail | |
(7) Vinyl | |
(8) Chain link | |
(9) Decorative/Ornamental | |
(10) Stone, brick, masonry | |
(11) Invisible fences for pet containment | |
(e) Construction Period. Fence construction must be completed within 30 days of the issuance of a permit from the Village of Enon unless a written request for an extension is submitted. Construction extensions may be granted up to 30 days on a case by case basis by the Village. Fence construction not completed within 60 days of the issuance of a permit shall be considered a violation of this Zoning Ordinance.
(f) Temporary Fencing. Temporary fences erected for specific purposes and for specific periods of time such as snow fencing, silt fencing and other construction related fencing shall be allowed if such fencing does not violate any part of this Zoning Ordinance. Erection of temporary fences shall not require a permit from the Village of Enon.
(g) Variances. Any part of this section or any regulation contained in this section may be appealed to the Village’s Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with Section 1183.05.
(Ord. 2018-01. Passed 1-9-18.)