(A) The requirements of this subchapter shall apply to all new or replacement fences, walls, or shrubbery erected or installed from and after the effective date of this subchapter, but shall not apply to the mere repair of existing fences.
(1) General Requirements.
(a) All fences of more than six feet in height shall require a permit.
(b) No fence shall contain barbed wire.
(c) No fence shall be charged with electric current, or constructed with barbed wire, except within an agricultural district.
(d) No fence, wall or other obstruction to vision above a height of 30 inches from the established street grades shall be permitted within the triangular area formed at the intersection of any street right-of- way lines by a straight line drawn between the right- of-way lines at a distance along each line of 25 feet from their point of intersection.
(e) Fences must be maintained so as not to endanger life or property and any fence which, through lack of repair, type of construction or otherwise, that imperils health, life or property or the well-being of a neighborhood shall be deemed a nuisance.
(f) Every fence or wall shall be maintained in a good and safe condition at all times. Every damaged or missing element of any fence or wall shall be prepared or replaced immediately.
(g) All fences must be located on the private property of the person, firm or corporation constructing the fence.
(h) Security or screening fences are permitted on the property lines in all districts except residential districts but shall not exceed ten feet in height.
(i) All fences must comply with all other requirements of law or this code as it applies to fence installation and materials.
(B) Regulations Applicable to R-1 and Rural Residential and Agricultural Districts.
(1) Approved material. All fences in residential districts shall be constructed of stone, brick, finished wood, chained link or vinyl. The finished side of the fence, or that side of the fence without exposed support or posts, shall face the neighboring property or streets.
(2) Side and rear yard requirements. No fence or wall located in a side or a rear yard in residential districts shall be of height exceeding six feet, measured from its top edge to the ground at any point.
(3) Front yards. Fences or walls shall not exceed the height of four feet in the front yard and shall be at least 75% open on its surface to allow for the passage of light and air.
(4) Setbacks. Fences requiring maintenance shall be setback two feet from the property line, and in no event shall any fence be located less than six inches from a property line. No fence, wall, hedge or other screening device shall be permitted to encroach on any public right-of- way.