(A) General conditions. In addition to the following requirements all fences, and walls regardless of their location or intended use, shall be constructed of durable materials, permanently and securely anchored in place.
(1) When not located in required setback. Fences, walls, and hedges not located within a required setback shall comply with divisions (A) and (C) of this section but are exempt from other requirements of this section.
(B) Location. Except for the items covered under division (B) (1) and (2) below, or otherwise elsewhere required in this chapter, no fence, wall, retaining wall, or hedge shall be located in a required setback adjacent to a street. All portions of fences, walls, retaining walls, and hedges located in required setbacks shall be completely within the boundaries of the property being fenced.
(1) Front setback exception. Retaining walls, hedges, and purely ornamental fences and walls are permitted in any zoning district in required front setbacks if all of the following conditions are complied with.
(a) Height. The height shall not exceed four feet.
(b) Length. The aggregate length located in the required front setback shall not exceed 15 feet in either of the maximum of two directions except for retaining walls.
(c) Enclosure. There shall be no enclosure created.
(d) Traffic visibility. Section 150.16 dealing with traffic visibility at street intersections shall be complied with on corner lots.
(2) Corner lot exception. On corner lots in any district, walls, hedges, and fences are permitted to extend into the required setback from one and only one existing or proposed street right-of-way a distance equal to 50% of the required setback from a street right-of-way in the subject district if the following conditions are complied with.
(a) Height. The height of that portion of the fence, wall, or hedge extending into the required setbacks from streets shall not exceed four feet.
(b) Traffic visibility. Section 150.16 dealing with traffic visibility at street intersections.
(C) Height. Except as further restricted by divisions (B) (1) and (2) of this section, fences, walls, and hedges shall not exceed six feet in height in residential districts and 12 feet in nonresidential districts.
(1) Height measurements. The height measurements shall be taken from the grade at the base of the fence, wall, or hedge. For the purpose of this section, the height of a retaining wall or the height of fences or hedges located on or immediately adjacent to a retaining wall shall be measured from the higher side of the wall.
(D) Prohibited fences. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, cause to construct, maintain, or use for any purpose any fence located in any district which is charged with electric current.
(1) Residential. Fences in residential zoning districts shall not contain barbed wire or chain link fabric with the barbed or open ends at the top of the fence.
(2) Nonresidential. Fences in nonresidential zoning districts may contain barbed wire or chain link with the barbed or open ends at the top of the fence with the following conditions:
(a) Barb, height restrictions. Barbs or open ends of a chain link fence shall be a minimum of six feet above the grade of the base of the fence.
(b) Adjacent to residential. The fence shall not be within a required setback adjacent to a residential district.
(E) Pet enclosures. Fence enclosures used to create a pet containment area are subject to the following conditions.
(1) No more than two separate enclosures may be created.
(2) The minimum size of a pet containment area is 36 square feet, with no single dimension less than four feet.
(3) Pet containment areas are prohibited in the front yard and side yards.
(F) Permit required. Fences and walls within the scope of this section shall not be constructed or installed without the issuance of a permit. The permit fee and all other applicable sections of the administrative chapter of the city building code shall apply to this section.
(Ord. 10-1986, passed 5-19-86; Am. Ord. 07-2009, passed 7-6-09) Penalty, see § 150.999