The following provisions shall apply to fences on parcels with nonagricultural uses:
A. Requirements for all land uses:
1. Impedance Of Drainage: No fence or wall may be erected, constructed, or maintained on any portion of a lot where the natural stormwater runoff would be impeded.
2. Height And Setback Requirements: Fences shall comply with the height and setback requirements displayed in table 8-2-3-3, "Fence Height And Setback Requirements", of this section:
FENCE HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Zoning District Requirements | ||||
Agricultural | Residential | Industrial | All Others | |
Zoning District Requirements | ||||
Agricultural | Residential | Industrial | All Others | |
Maximum heights: | ||||
Interior side and rear yards | 6 feet | 6 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet |
Street (front) and street side yards | 4 feet | 4 feet | 8 feet | 4 feet |
Area between front building line and street | 4 feet | 4 feet | 8 feet | 4 feet |
In side or rear yard abutting a general commercial (CG), commercial interchange (CI), or industrial (I) zoning district | 8 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet |
In side or rear yard abutting an arterial or collector street | 8 feet | 6 feet | 8 feet | Not permitted |
Minimum setbacks: | ||||
From sidewalks | n/a | 0.5 foot | 0.5 foot | 0.5 foot |
From streets: | ||||
Generally | 1 foot | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet |
Intersection of street lot lines | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet |
From alleys | 1 foot | 1 foot | 1 foot | 1 foot |
3. Visibility: All fences located in the front yard (or a street facing yard on a corner lot) shall not reduce visibility through the fence by more than fifty percent (50%) when viewed at a ninety degree (90°) angle.
B. Residential land uses:
1. Design: Open picket fences that are located in front yards or street side yards shall be designed such that less than fifty percent (50%) of the face of the fence is opaque. Slats shall not be woven into chainlink fences in front yards. See figure 8-2-3-3A, "Fence Opacity", of this section.
Opacity is measured as the total width of pickets (or other fence components) between posts, divided by the distance between posts; or in the case of horizontal fence types, the total width of horizontal fence elements divided by the height of the fence.
Acceptable: Front yard fence with 50% opacity (50% of area between posts is gaps).
Unacceptable: Front yard fence with 80% opacity (only 20% of area between posts is gaps).
2. Orientation: The finished side of all fences shall face out toward neighboring property or adjacent rights of way. See figure 8-2-3-3B, "Fence Orientation", of this section.
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3. Materials:
a. Materials shall be durable and of a character commonly used in residential applications, including: weather resistant wood species, split rail, wood treated with U.S. environmental protection agency approved preservatives, painted wood, ornamental wrought iron or powder coated aluminum, vinyl, brick, and stone.
b. Scrap lumber, plywood, sheet metal, plastic, or fiberglass sheets are expressly prohibited. Spikes, nails, or other sharp point or instrument on top or sides of such fence are prohibited. (Ord. 10-001, 1-12-2010)
c. Welded wire, barbed wire, electric, agricultural fencing, and chicken wire fences are permitted only in the agricultural (A) district and agricultural residential (AR) districts that are greater than twenty (20) acres in size that are intended to hold livestock. (Ord. 2014-006, 4-8-2014)
C. Commercial, institutional, and industrial land uses:
1. Yards Adjoining Streets: Unless the use is classified as an industrial use in section 8-2-2-1, "Table 8-2-2-1B, Nonresidential Uses", of this chapter, no fence shall be permitted in any required front yard or side yard adjoining a street.
2. Materials: Barbed wire cradles facing inward toward the property may be placed on top of fences enclosing public utility buildings or wherever the director finds that such are necessary to address a demonstrated security interest. The use of barbed wire shall be complemented with opaque landscaping, such as a thick hedge, as illustrated in figure 8-2-3-3C, "Barbed Wire Fence Buffering", of this section.
(Ord. 10-001, 1-12-2010)