A. Permit Requirements:
1. Permit Required; Fee: No person shall erect a fence in the village without first having applied for and received a fence permit from the zoning inspector. The permit fee shall be sixty dollars ($60.00). All work outlined in the building permit shall be completed within thirty (30) days or a renewal permit with an additional permit fee shall be required.
2. Application For Permit: Application for a fence permit shall be submitted to the village clerk on forms provided by the clerk. An application for a fence permit shall be accompanied by a sketch of the proposed fence indicating the design of the fence, the material to be used and the dimensions of the proposed fence. The application shall also be accompanied by a sketch or diagram, drawn substantially to scale, of the lot on which the proposed fence is to be constructed. This sketch or diagram shall also include all other structures existing on the property.
3. Failure To Obtain Permit: In the event any person commences construction of any fence without obtaining a permit, the application fee is increased to twice the fee charged for application made prior to construction. Further, by accepting such fee, the village does not waive any requirements or violations of this chapter and enforcement of same as the case may be.
B. General Construction Requirements:
1. A perimeter fence shall not exceed six feet (6') in height.
2. On all screening fences, fenceposts and other bracing members shall be so situated as to face the interior of the property being fenced. This requirement shall not apply to a basket weave or other types of fences where approximately one-half (1/2) of the screening material is located on either side of the fenceposts and other bracing members.
C. Commercial Fences: Commercial building permits shall be issued for fences in commercial and industrial zones and for special uses. The Village shall grant commercial building permits for commercial fences if the fence proposed in the permit application meets the requirements of this Section. Any replacement, repair or relocation of any fence already in existence at the effective date hereof shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter.
1. Commercial fences shall be no less than six feet (6') in height and no more than eight feet (8') in height.
(Ord. 384, 11-18-2002, eff. 12-1-2002; amd. Ord. 450, 1-17-2011; 2016 Code; Ord. 20-554, 11-16-2020; Ord. 23-002, 5-15-2023, eff. 5-22-2023)