In all zoning districts, except an agricultural district, all accessory buildings, structures or enclosures, incidental to the use of the principal structure or use upon a property shall conform to all regulations and restrictions as set forth in this section and shall also be a permitted or an approved conditional use.
(A) Side and rear yards. Unattached accessory buildings may be located not less than two feet, plus one foot for every four feet or portion thereof above 16 feet in height from the side and rear lot lines.
(B) Driveways, sidewalks and patios. Constructed of concrete or bituminous may be located not less than six inches from the front, side or rear lot lines.
(C) Fences.
(1) Fences may be constructed of vinyl, plastic, metal, composite, chain link, wire mesh, wood, wrought iron, rock or decorative rock, immediately within property lines subject to the restrictions contained herein.
(2) Shrubbery may also be used, but must be kept so that no part thereof grows outside of the owner’s property including all vertical planes extending up from the property lines. A building permit is required for all fence construction, reconstruction or replacement. Property owners are responsible for determining the location of all affected property lines. All support posts and bracing shall be located on the interior of the property upon which the fence is being constructed.
(3) Double faced fences are permitted. Barbed wire may be used only in agricultural districts or at the top of chain link fencing not less than six feet high in commercial, commercial restricted, light manufacturing or heavy manufacturing zoning districts. No fence may be constructed upon public right-of-ways.
(4) Also, no fence shall be constructed at a height greater than three feet within 30 feet of an intersection, measured from the intersection of property line corner. No fence, or portion thereof, may be constructed to a height greater than three feet within 25 feet of the back of the curb or edge of blacktop where curbing is not present. No fence may be constructed to height of greater than eight feet and shall not be constructed to a width greater than three feet. No fence or portion thereof may be constructed upon any street right-of-way, except those installed by the city for its purposes.
(D) Attached patio decks. Attached patio decks constructed of lumber, without solid flooring and without a roof may be allowed not less than two feet from a side on the next property line.
(E) Decking. Attached decking may be constructed not nearer than two feet from a side or rear property line if the floor or roof material if any, are constructed with not less than three-eighths of an inch open space between the floor and overhead materials allowing rain water to pass between the materials and not be carried off of the floor or roof.
(Ord. passed 6-9-1947; Ord. passed 12-19-1949; Ord. passed 7-8-1955; Ord. passed 11-16-1959; Ord. passed 3-28-1960; Ord. passed 7-8-1974; Ord. passed 4-28-1975; Ord. 8.24, passed 9-17-1979; Ord. 8.35, passed 4-3-2000; Ord. 8.42, passed 6-16-2008)