(A) Yards. Fences or decorative posts may be located in any required yard.
(B) Setbacks.
(1) Right-of-way. No fence, wall, or decorative post shall be located in any right-of-way.
(2) Property line. Fences may be located on any property line abutting a side or rear yard.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner constructing or installing any fence to determine the location of all property lines affected by the fence. It is recommended that property lines be located by way of a licensed land survey.
(b) Any fence found to be installed past the boundaries of the property lines of the property owner constructing or installing a fence shall be removed immediately at such person’s expense.
(C) Non-residential abutting residential. On all business or manufacturing properties adjacent to a residentially zoned property or property used for residential purposes as of the passing of this section, fences may be located on any property line abutting a rear or side yard, but shall be located no closer than the required front yard setback of the abutting residential property. Except that a fence in the required front yard setback shall be installed in compliance with § 158.07 herein.
(D) Public utilities. Public utility uses such as transformer substations, or other hazardous uses, shall be fenced to a height of not less than six feet. When the lot line of such utility use coincides with a lot line in a residential district, the fencing installed shall provide adequate screening. The screening shall be a privacy fence or an open or semi-open fence with shrubbery, maintained to keep a clean and trimmed appearance, to a height of not less than six feet. When a public utility use fronts on a public street, similar fencing and landscaping shall be required.
(E) Near structures on adjacent property. No fence shall be located in such a manner that it prohibits the normal maintenance of structures located on adjacent property, and in no circumstances shall a fence be within eight feet of such structures.
(F) Vision clearance on corner lots. In any required front, side, rear or transitional yard of a corner lot, no structure, planting or other obstruction to vision of d rivers of motor vehicles, located within 20 feet of the intersecting right-of-way lines bordering such corner lot, shall exceed a height of three feet above the adjoining street grade and shall have a minimum 70% visibility. In any case where a motorist may have to have visibility through two sections of fence on the same property that are installed parallel to each other the combined visibility of the fence panels shall be a minimum of 50%.
(G) Easements. Fences installed on public/utility easements shall be of a removable nature. Any fence of a permanent nature on an easement shall be removed at the owner’s expense at the request of any public utility or the city.
(Ord. 3875, passed 3-27-17) Penalty, see § 158.99