Fences which enclose property shall comply with the following regulations.
(A) General fence standards.
(1) Fences are to be made of wood, metal, masonry or other commonly recognized fencing materials, with each fence section securely anchored. Within the C-2 District, only wood, wrought-iron, masonry or other materials approved by the Planning Commission can be used.
(2) Fences shall not contain electric current or charges of electricity unless the property abuts agriculturally-used land.
(3) Barbed wire, chicken wire and razor wire are prohibited.
(4) No fence, wall, tree or shrub shall be erected, placed, established or maintained on any corner lot which will obstruct the view of a driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection, as proscribed in § 154.167 of this code.
(B) Fences in residential and open space zoning districts.
(1) Except as otherwise regulated, fences in the R-1, R-2, OS-1, CM, LS, MA and WS Districts, as well as residential uses in the USG Zoning District, shall not exceed four feet in height from the front property line of the property to the front of the dwelling. Fences shall not exceed six feet in height from the front of the dwelling to the rear property line.
(2) Fences in the RM-1 Zoning District shall be constructed according to the regulations found in § 154.097(B)(2)(f) of this code.
(C) Fences in commercial and industrial zoning districts.
(1) Except as otherwise regulated, fences in the GC, CBD and LI Districts, and commercial uses in the USG Zoning District, erected along the front property line shall not exceed six feet in height and may be of any type permitted in division (A)(1) above except masonry walls, except in the case of existing and occupied residential unit(s) in these districts, where the maximum height shall be four feet in height from the front property line of the property to the front of the main building on the lot.
(2) Fences along the sides and back of the building shall not exceed six feet in height from the front property line to the front of the main building on the lot; four feet for existing and occupied residential units(s).
(3) Fences shall be a maximum of eight feet from the front of the main building to the rear property line.
(Ord. passed
9-27-1999
, § 5.9) Penalty, see § 154.999