(A) Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, fences, walls and hedges may be permitted in and/or on any required side or rear yard. Front yard fences are prohibited. Corner lots are considered to have two front yards. A fence or wall may not be permitted to extend into the aforesaid required front yard. A hedge or thick growth of shrubs or trees may be permitted in any required front yard at a height not to exceed three feet, except for corner setbacks as provided and set forth in § 154.248. Fences may be built along the property line.
(B) Any fence contractor or homeowner installing or building a fence must obtain a fence building permit before beginning construction. The fence permit application shall include a plat survey or similar drawing, showing the proposed fence location on the property and shall include the material for approval. All fence material shall be of matching material. It shall be the responsibility of the fence installer to verify that the location of the fence is within property lines. No fences will be allowed on utility (water, sewer, storm water, etc.) easement. Fences are not to exceed six feet tall. The following materials are permitted for construction: vinyl, wood, chain link, decorative metal. No barbed wire or other sharp pointed and no electrically charged fence shall be permitted in any residential area. All fences or walls shall be erected or be caused to be erected so that the supporting structure (posts, supporting cross members, and the like) must be located on the interior side of the fence or wall. The finished side shall face out (away from the property). Fences shall be in keeping with the general condition of the neighborhood in which they are erected. Any property owner in the town who wishes to erect a fence around his or her property shall not be required to obtain consent of any neighbor. Any dilapidated, unsightly or dangerous fence shall be removed when so ordered by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(C) The planting of trees shall be permitted at sidewalks or between the curb and the sidewalks, but there shall be no encroachment or overhanging of the sidewalk and the street and it shall be kept free and clear to provide for pedestrian access. Any overhanging of a sidewalk by a tree or tree limbs shall be at a height not less than seven feet. It is the homeowners' responsibility to maintain and remove any diseased or dying planted trees.
(Ord. 1992-5, passed 7-6-95; Am. Ord. 2020-3, passed 6-15-20)