1250.42 FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES AND SCREEN PLANTINGS.

   (a)    The following regulations shall apply to fences, walls, hedges, and screen plantings.

      (1)    A permit is required for the installation of any fence.

      (2)    The posts and all other supporting portions of fences shall be placed on the side of the fence facing the interior of the property owner installing the fence.

      (3)    The height and location of a fence, wall, hedge, or screen planting (used to separate or demarcate a boundary) shall conform to the style/dimensional chart.

      (4)    For fencing purposes the side yard shall consist of the area between the front of the house to the midpoint of the side yard. Any portion of yard between the midpoint of the house and the rear facade of the home shall constitute a rear yard for fencing purposes only.

      (5)    Fence posts shall not exceed the maximum permitted height of the fence by more than four (4) inches.

      (6)    The measurement of the height of a fence shall be made from the ground surface at the bottom of the fence.

      (7)    All fences or screens within the Historic District shall require review and approval by the Historic Landmarks Commission.

      (8)    Fences 6' or less in height must be installed or maintained at least 4" from property lines. If taller than 6', a 12" setback from property lines shall apply.

      (9)    Chain-link fencing is prohibited in any front yard.

      (10)    Barbed wire is prohibited.

      (11)    Above ground electric fencing is permitted in Al districts only.

Fences and Walls

	Location & Maximum Height
Zoning District	Front Yard							Side Yard	Rear Yard
	4'	6'	8'	4'	6'	8'	4'	6'	8'
R-1-R-5	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
RM	P	*	*	P	P	*	P	P	Z
A1	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
C1	*	*	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
C2	P	*	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
C3	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
C4	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	*
I1	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	Z
I2	P	Z	*	P	P	Z	P	P	Z
INS	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	Z
OS	P	*	*	P	*	*	P	P	*
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
PBP	P	Z	*	P	Z	*	P	P	Z
S1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

P = Permitted, Z = Requires BZA Approval, * = Not Permitted

Hedges and Screen Plantings

Location & Maximum Height

Zoning District

Front Yard**

Side Yard

Rear Yard

4'

6'

8'

>8'

4'

6'

8'

>8'

4'

6'

8'

>8'

R-1 - R-5

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

RM

P

*

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

A1

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C1

*

*

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C2

P

*

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C3

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C4

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

I1

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

I2

P

Z

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

INS

P

Z

*

*

P

Z

*

*

P

P

Z

Z

OS

P

*

*

*

P

*

*

*

P

P

*

*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

PBP

P

Z

*

*

P

Z

*

*

P

P

Z

Z

S1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

P = Permitted, Z = Requires BZA Approval, * = Not Permitted, ** = If the property has “two front yards” one front yard may be designated as a side yard, exclusively for this purpose, and have hedges and screen plantings with BZA approval.

(Ord. 6-2022. Passed 1-18-22.)