(A) In addition to those fences herein before permitted, open metal fences enclosing public recreational grounds, railroad rights-of-way, industrial properties, and fuel storage tanks for industrial and institutional use, and to enclose for safety purposes any other hazardous industrial or institutional equipment or structure subject to approval of the Commissioner, may be erected to a height not to exceed 12 feet. Any above-ground mechanical equipment such as cooling towers, transformers, waste disposal containers, or similar items located in any business zone shall be completely screened from view to a height of six feet with a solid masonry or wood screen wall. Such screen wall shall be maintained in good condition at all times. Industrial zones are not required to meet this requirement. Above-ground transformers located in any residential zone shall be screened with properly maintained, solid hedging. The location of any above- ground transformer shall be as discreet as possible and individually approved by the village Planning Commission.
(B) Invisible fences. A wire or signal generating device (typically a pet containment system) for the transmission of radio signals from a radio transmitter, by which a radio receiver near the wire is activated by radio signals therefrom, to cause a noise and/or electrical shock signaling the nearness of the radio receiver to the wire as a boundary or separation of one area from another:
(1) An electronic fence, "invisible fence," or similar containment system shall require a building permit, same as construction of any other fence or barrier requires.
(2) An electronic fence, "invisible fence," or similar containment system must have its boundary no less than 18 inches from the property line of the property on which the electronic fence, "invisible fence," or other similar containment is constructed. For placement in areas bounded by public property or a sidewalk, an electronic fence, "invisible fence," or similar containment system must have its boundary no less than three feet from the sidewalk or public space.
(3) The placement of training flags or other temporary visible barriers is restricted to 30 days after the installation of the invisible fence.
(2000 Code, § 151.105) (Ord. O-4-96, passed 3-25-1996; Ord. O-12-06, passed 12-26-2006; Ord. O-4-22, passed 2-28-2022; Ord. O-14-22, passed 5-23-2022)