Fences are permitted, or required subject to the following:
(a) Fences on all lots of record in all residential districts which enclose property and/or are within a required side or rear yard, shall not exceed six feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not extend toward the front of the lot nearer than the front of the house or the required minimum front yard, or whichever is greater.
(b) Recorded lots having a lot area in excess of two acres and a frontage of at least 200 feet, and acreage or parcels not included within the boundaries of a recorded plat, in all residential districts, are excluded from these regulations.
(c) Fences on lots of record shall not contain barbed wire, electric current or charge of electricity.
(d) Fences which enclose public or institutional parks, playgrounds or public landscaped areas, situated within an area developed with recorded lots shall not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not obstruct vision to an extent greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of their total area.
(Ord. 82-1970. Passed 11-2-70.)