The City Clerk or City Administrator shall issue a building permit for erection of a fence or free-standing wall within the city upon due application and payment of the building permit fee and provided that the fence or free-standing wall to be erected complies with all zoning regulations and other city, county, and state laws and regulations; and further provided that the fence or free-standing wall does not constitute a public health or safety problem, and meets with the general aesthetics of the area in which it is to be erected. Fences or free-standing walls must meet the required setback lines and the following building materials guidelines: permitted building materials are wood or approved wood lookalike substitute, brick, wrought iron, or aluminum that appears like wrought iron, or stone. Chain link is prohibited. The finished side of a wooden fence shall be placed to face the adjoining properties. On residential lots of less than three acres located within subdivisions, fences or free-standing walls are restricted to the back yard of a residence and are not allowed to be constructed more than half-way toward the front of the side of the residence or its attached garage. On corner lots where the backyard of a house is also the street side yard, a fence or free-standing wall must be no closer than five feet behind the building setback line of the street to which the street side yard abuts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fence or free- standing wall over four feet in height may be erected in such a manner as to be closer than 15 feet from any building setback line, and at no point may a fence or free-standing wall over four feet in height be closer than 12 feet from any neighboring dwelling. No fence or free-standing wall, whether in a residential, commercial or agricultural area of the city, may exceed six feet in height.
(Ord. 108-1983, passed 6-20-83; Am. Ord. 448-2005, passed 3-31-05; Am. Ord. 470-2006, passed 8-2-06; Am. Ord. 476-2007, passed 5-21-07)