(1) "Fence" means an artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal, vinyl, or other manufactured material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas. For purposes of this Zoning Code, a fence shall not be considered an accessory structure.
(2) "Fence, barbed wire" means one or more strands of wire or other material having
intermittent sharp points of wire or metal that may puncture, cut, tear, or snag persons, clothing, or animals. The term "barbed wire" as used herein excludes razor ribbon.
(3) "Fence, chain link" means an open mesh fence made entirely of wire woven in squares of approximately 1.5 inches in diameter with vertical supports spaced not less than six feet, and not more than eight feet, apart.
(4) "Fence, decorative" means a designed open or solid fence or wall that meets all of the following: (a) It contributes to the identification and beauty of the principal use; (b) It is not erected to satisfy any other provision of this code; (c) It does not act as a retaining
structure; (d) It is not a privacy or stockade fence.
(5) "Fence, privacy" means a fence no more than six feet in height intended to inhibit public view and provide seclusion, and when viewed at right angles has less than sixty-six percent (66%) of its area open to light and air. Examples of privacy fences include but are not limited to:
A. Basketweave or woven fences. Made of interwoven strips of slats of flexible material in which the pattern has the appearance of a "basketweave". |  |
B. Louver or ventilating fences. Made of a series of slats pl aced at an angle or positioned so as to provide air but to d eflect light perpendicular to its plane. |  |
C. Board on board fence, also known as a stockade fence. A fence made of vertical wood planks supported by horizontal framing with the vertical planks usually mounted on alternating sides of the framing. The planks may or may not be placed with a space between. |  |
D. Masonry walls. |  |
(6) "Fence, temporary" means fences erected for a specific function and limited time duration. For the purposes of these regulations, temporary fences are limited to "snow fences" in place no longer than from November 1 - April 15, and "construction fences" which enclose a construction site for the duration of the construction period.
(7) "Fence height" means the height above the horizontal property grade that represents not less than sixty percent (60%) of the property plane.
(Ord. 37-13. Passed 8-12-13.)