No fence, artificial or by shrubbery, foliage or by structure or growth of any kind shall be erected to a height exceeding forty eight inches (48") from the finished grade within the front yard of a lot. This height restriction shall be extended to seventy two inches (72") above original grade for any fence, foliage or structure erected for the purposes of enclosing the rear yard or side yard of a lot.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
BUILDING LINE: Points on a building nearest a lot line. The line facing the front lot line is the front building line. When a lot is vacant, the building lines shall be the setback lines as described in section 9-1-5 of this code.
DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT: A lot with street frontage along two (2) opposite boundaries.
FRONT LOT LINE: The lot line fronting on or nearest to a city street or right of way, or in the absence thereof, a private street. For purposes of this chapter, double frontage lots shall be treated as having two (2) front lot lines and thus two (2) front yards.
FRONT YARD: The area along the full width of the front lot line between side lot lines and from the front lot line to the front building line in depth.
REAR LOT LINE: The lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
REAR YARD: The area running the full width of a lot perpendicular to the rear lot line and extending to the side lot lines.
SIDE YARD: The area extending the length of a lot from the front yard to the rear yard. (Ord. 222, 3-4-2008)