(a) Height. Fences and walls shall not exceed six feet in height except as specifically permitted in divisions (e) and (f) hereof.
(b) Front yard prohibition. No fence or wall shall be permitted in a front yard, except that ornamental fences shall be permitted as regulated in this section.
(c) Corner lots. No fence or wall on a corner lot shall extend in front of the front building line of the property on which it is located. Additionally, on a corner lot, a fence or wall within 25 feet of an adjacent lot shall not extend in front of the front building line of the adjacent lot.
(d) Ornamental fences in front yards. Ornamental fences in a front yard shall not exceed 32 feet in length and four feet in height, and shall not require a fence permit. In the Downtown Overlay District ornamental fencing may exceed 32 feet in length and be permitted in the front yard subject to the standards set forth in § 1170.07(b)(14).
(e) Fences surrounding recreational facilities. Fences surrounding recreational facilities, including, but not limited to, tennis courts, swimming pools and the like, located on a commonly owned lot in any district, shall be permitted up to ten feet in height.
(f) Fences surrounding utility equipment.
(1) Fences or walls surrounding utility or mechanical equipment may be up to eight feet in height if the fence or wall is necessary to screen the equipment.
(2) In no case shall a wall or a fence, including underground pet barriers known as “invisible fences,” be located in the right-of-way.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998; Ord. 2015-89, passed 9-28-2015)
(g) Construction of fences and walls. Fences and walls may be constructed out of weather-treated wood, stone, concrete, brick, wrought iron or chain link. The use of barbed wire on any part of a fence or wall is not allowed except in conjunction with utility structures and in I-1 and I-2 zones.
(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)