In enacting this chapter, the village intends to exercise its authority to regulate fences for the following purposes:
A. To improve public safety and the welfare of persons using streets through the maintenance of adequate visibility into and from private property and within street rights of way, particularly as related to the front yard spaces between the streets and any buildings on a lot;
B. To allow individual property owners to provide adequate screening for privacy on their lots without undue negative impact on the interests of residents on abutting properties to secure adequate light and air;
C. To prevent visual blight, monotony and the blocking of view corridors, arising from the placement of fences;
D. To protect against obstruction of stormwater runoff due to improper location of fences in drainage ditches and channels;
E. To preserve the character of the neighborhoods in which fences are installed; and
F. To preserve open space and facilitate the rejuvenation of woodland areas. (Ord. 11-9-20, 9-20-2011)