1388.02 FENCES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
   (a)   Front Yard. No fence shall be permitted in the front yard.
   (b)   Side Yard. No fence shall exceed four feet above the grade within a side yard area. Fences parallel with building walls shall be setback at least four feet from the exterior wall of any dwelling. Where closer than four feet to a neighboring dwelling no fence shall be permitted.
   (c)   Rear Yard. No fence shall exceed six feet above grade in a rear yard area. Fences parallel with building walls in rear yards shall be setback at least four feet to any exterior dwelling wall.
   (d)   Rear Yard Corner Lots. On a corner lot, a solid privacy fence may be installed in the rear yard abutting a right-of-way as follows:
      (1)   The fence shall only be located in the area between the rear line of the dwelling and the rear line of the lot.
      (2)   The fence shall not exceed six feet above the grade and may abut the right-of-way line.
      (3)   Where the fence is installed closer than six feet to the right-of-way and intersects a driveway, the fence shall be angled away from the right-of-way to provide a clear sight triangle area abutting the driveway. The clear sight triangle shall be a right triangle with sides (other than the hypotenuse) of at least six feet length.
      (4)   A chain link, or, other less visually obstructive decorative metal fence, not exceeding four feet in height, may be installed in the rear yard of a corner lot property, as stated above, but not subject to the sight triangle provisions of division (d)(3) above.
   (e)   Vacant Residential Lots. On a vacant lot, in common ownership with an abutting lot, where a dwelling is located; no fence shall exceed four feet in height above the grade, in the area of the vacant lot located between the front and rear building lines of that abutting dwelling. For purposes of this section, abutting lots in the same ownership shall be treated as consolidated lots.
(Ord. 69-2016. Passed 6-6-16.)