The following standards shall be followed in connection with fences constructed upon premises used for nonresidential purposes:
A. Front And Corner Side Yards: No fence shall be installed closer than the required front or corner side yard setback established by the zoning district, except as follows:
1. Split rail fences may be installed in a front or corner side yard; provided, that the maximum height of said fence shall not exceed seventy two inches (72");
2. A fence in a corner side yard may be located no closer than fifteen feet (15') from a corner side lot line, except where a corner side yard abuts another corner side yard, the fence may be located no closer than five feet (5') from the corner side lot line.
B. Height: No fence shall exceed ninety six inches (96") in height from the ground level.
C. Use Of Barbed Wire: The use of barbed wire is permitted only at heights in excess of seventy two inches (72") above the ground level and all barbed wire supporting arms may either slope inward, toward the premises for which the fence permit is issued, or outward, providing the barbed wire fence is over seventy two inches (72") in height, and that no part of the arm or barbed wire extends beyond the property line.
D. Chainlink Fencing: Chainlink fencing may be installed with or without the knuckle-side up. Other than the installation of barbed wire per the regulations of subsection C of this section, the use of spikes, broken glass or other sharp or pointed instruments or materials intended or likely to cause injury to any person coming into contact therewith is prohibited.
(1987 Code § 7-145)