A. No fence, wall, berm, shrubbery, or hedge shall unreasonably obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility. Fences, walls, berms, shrubbery and hedges are permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard to a height of six feet (6'). Provided, that no fence, wall, berm, shrubbery, or hedge which obstructs sight-lines at elevations between three feet and ten feet (3' - 10') shall be placed or permitted to remain on any lot within twenty-five feet (25') of the intersection of a lot line and a street right-of-way line. The same sight-line limitations shall apply to corner lots within the side yard area adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building fronts. No tree shall be permitted to remain within said restricted sight-line areas unless the foliage line is kept clear between the elevations described above. In any required front yard, no fence, wall, berm, shrubbery, or hedge shall be permitted which materially impedes vision across such yard between the height of three feet and ten feet (3' - 10').
B. No fence or wall shall be constructed or installed in any zone without the review and approval of such by the Zoning Administrator. An administrative application shall be submitted to determine compliance with the following approval criteria.
C. Electric fences are prohibited within the corporate limits of the City of Horseshoe Bend.
D. Barbed wire may be permitted in commercial and industrial zones only when used as the top section for security fences. Any barbed wire forming part of a security fence shall be a minimum of seventy-two (72) inches above grade. Public correctional or penal facilities are exempted from this limitation.
E. For the purposes of this section, walls lattice work and screens shall be considered to be fences and shall be built and maintained in compliance with the provisions thereof.
F. The use of boxes, sheet metal, old or decayed wood, broken masonry blocks or other like unsightly materials for fencing is hereby prohibited.
G. Upon and within lots in all residential Zones for dwelling units:
1. Interior lots: Solid or closed non-vision fences to a height of thirty-six (36) inches, or open-vision type fences to a height of forty-eight (48) inches, may be built from the front yard setback to and including the front property line. Fences to a height of seventy-two (72) inches may be built from the front yard setback to and including the rear property line.
2. Corner lots:
a. Any fence, wall or planting on or within the clear vision triangle shall be limited to thirty-six (36) inches in height measured from the crown of the street.
b. Solid or closed non-vision fences to a height of thirty-six (36) inches or open vision type fences to a height of forty-eight (48) inches, may be built along the front property line and along the side property line to the front yard setback, except that a fence of seventy-two (72) inches in height may be built upon street and side property lines from the front yard setback to and across the rear property line provided that no fence which exceeds thirty-six (36) inches in height may be erected in the clear vision triangle.
c. Concrete and masonry walls of any height, and fences over six feet (6') tall must also be approved by the Building Department. (Ord. 232, 4-14-2010)