(a) Permit. No fence shall be constructed, altered or reconstructed without a permit from the Zoning Inspector after an application for same has been approved. The fee for a fence permit shall be ten dollars ($10.00). No permit or fee shall be required for repairs or maintenance of a fence.
(b) Inspection. It shall be the duty of each property owner to determine property lines and to ascertain that the fence thus constructed does not deviate from the plans as approved by the City, and such fence does not encroach upon another lot or parcel of land. The City shall furnish such inspection as is deemed necessary to determine that the fence is constructed in accordance with plans submitted for permit, provided, however, that the issuance of the permit by the City shall not be construed to mean the City has determined the fence is not encroaching upon another lot, nor shall it relieve the property owner of the duty imposed upon him herein.
(c) Approval Forms. The Zoning Inspector shall provide suitable forms which a property owner shall use when securing approval of an abutting property owner for erection of a fence pursuant to these regulations.
(d) Appeals.
(1) On appeal from a decision of the Zoning Inspector, the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit variances from these regulations in cases where exceptional physical conditions exist or the established regulations or standards of this section are inappropriate or inapplicable, and the requested variances will not adversely affect adjoining property.
(2) Failure to follow the above course of appeal shall cause dismissal of appellant's case.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section, and upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 93-6004. Passed 2-9-93.)