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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Sec. 15-4. - Walls and fences.
(a)   Barbed Wire/Electric Fencing. No barbed wire or electric fences shall be permitted within either a residential zone or a mobile home park zone. No barbed wire shall be permitted along any boundary adjoining a residential zone or a mobile home park zone unless such wire is located at least six (6) feet above-ground level. Protective devices utilizing barbed wire may be installed upon walls or fences constructed or used in conjunction with a non-conforming commercial or industrial use in a residential zone. Unless otherwise prohibited by this section, barbed wire shall be permitted in all professional office, business, and industrial zones.
(b)   Height. The maximum height of walls and fences shall be regulated in accordance with the following:
Zone Maximum Height.
(1)   Any residential or office zone; any business zone other than B-2, B-2A, B-2B or B-4:
a.   Between any public or private street right-of-way and the front plane of the building, except an alley: Four (4) feet, with the following exceptions:
1.   Where the front or side street side yard abuts an alley: Eight (8) feet.
2.   Where the property is a double-frontage lot, the frontage abutting an arterial highway or collector street where driveway access is prohibited (e.g., New Circle Road, Man o' War Boulevard, etc.): Eight (8) feet.
b.   Side or rear yard (behind the front plane of the building): Eight (8) feet.
c.   Any side street side yard abutting a street other than an alley:
1.   Within three (3) feet of the public or private right-of-way: Four (4) feet;
2.   Greater than three (3) feet from the right-of-way: Six (6) feet.
(2)   Any B-2, B-2A or B-2B zone:
a.   Front yard: Six (6) feet.
b.   Side or rear yard: Eight (8) feet.
(3)   Any Agricultural, B-4 or Industrial zone: No limitation.
For the purpose of this section, the height of a wall or fence shall be the vertical distance from the established grade at the fence or wall to the top of the fence or wall.
(c)   Fence Orientation Abutting Public Property. In all zones other than agricultural zones, where fencing is located adjacent to a public street, park or other publicly-owned property, the fencing shall be installed with the structural members or framing directed inward toward the property.
(Code 1983, § 15-4; Ord. No. 215-88 , § 1, 9-22-1988; Ord. No. 307-2002 , § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 129-2009 , § 27, 7-2-2009; Ord. No. 62-2012 , §§ 1, 2, 5-17-2012; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 7(15-4), 11-16-2017)