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No person may erect or maintain any fence or wall within any right-of-way or real property owned by the city without an encroachment permit issued by the city. Only a 50% or more see-through fence of a height no greater than three and one-half feet shall be permitted. No fence shall be permitted in the parkway area which is located between the street and public sidewalk. A fence encroachment permit shall be a mere license to use which is revocable at any time by the city. If such a license is revoked, the fence owner shall remove the fence within 60 days at his/her sole expense. To provide constructive notice to future owners, the fence encroachment license shall be recorded against the property.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-25) (Ord. No. 555, 1900)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to a fence or wall necessary for the public safety as determined by the public works director, fire chief or building official, or as required by any law or regulation of the State or an agency thereof.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-27) (Ord. No. 767, 1899)
Garages and carports may be used for uses incidental to the storage of an automobile and incidental to the principal uses of the dwelling if the incidental uses are not located within the dimensions for a garage or carport required by section 16-638. Incidental uses must be consistent with the code and include, but are not limited to, storage, laundry facilities, and tools and work areas necessary for maintenance of the dwelling and the grounds and equipment thereof.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-13) (Ord. No. 1504, 2695)
The following requirements and prohibitions shall apply except as hereinafter provided:
(A) Yards and population - No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other open spaces are smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the regulations herein established.
(B) Yard for each lot - No yard or other open space provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building; provided further, that no yard or open space on an adjoining property shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.
(C) Buildings on lots - Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one main building and its accessory buildings on one lot, except as hereinafter provided.
(D) Parcel as a lot - Every individual parcel of land at the time it was first zoned shall be deemed to be one lot, and not more than one main building shall be permitted on such parcel of land unless all regulations herein established are complied with and a subdivision map is recorded with the county recorder.
(E) Yards open to sky - Every required front, side or rear yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
(F) Institutions in R zones - In the R zones, no building shall be erected, structurally altered or used for a school, church, hospital, institution or other similar purpose permitted under the use regulations of this chapter, unless such building is removed at least 50 feet from every boundary line of a property included in any R zone, and provided that no front yard, as required in the zone, shall be used for play or parking purposes.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9) (Ord. No. 1409)
Lighting within physical limits of the area required to be lighted shall not exceed seven footcandles, nor be less than one footcandle at any point. A light source shall not shine upon, or illuminate directly any surface other than the area required to be lighted. No lighting shall be of a type or in a location that constitutes a hazard to vehicular traffic, either on private property or on abutting streets. The height of light standards shall not exceed 26 feet. To prevent damage from automobiles, standards shall be mounted on reinforced concrete pedestals or otherwise protected.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9.3) (Ord. No. 1376)
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