Regulations regarding fences shall be as follows.
(A) The regulation of fences is intended to protect the public safety and welfare while maintaining the integrity of the community; providing privacy; buffering noise; and allowing adequate air, light, and vision.
(B) A building permit is required for all fences except for fences located in the Agricultural District.
(C) Fences not more than four feet in height may be located on any part of the lot except that such a fence may not be more than 30% solid where it is located within 30 feet of a street intersection, measuring along the property lines and connecting these two points by a straight line.
(D) (1) Fences not more than six feet in height may be erected on any part of a lot other than in the required front yard except for fences located in the Agricultural District which are exempt from the fence height requirements.
(2) The following are exceptions.
(a) On double frontage and comer lots used residentially, fences not more than six feet in height may be placed in one of the front yards, provided that the fence is placed from the rear building line to rear property line or portion thereof.
(b) The maximum fence height for golf courses, public swimming pools, school track and field areas, parks, and ballparks shall be eight feet on any portion of the lot. Fences associated with these uses shall not be more than 30% solid.
(c) The maximum fence height for public tennis courts or basketball courts shall be 12 feet and shall not be more than 30% solid on any portion of the lot.
(d) In all commercial and industrial zoning districts, fences not more than eight feet in height may be located on any part of a lot other than the required front yard setback, except when such lot is adjacent to a residential use.
(E) All boundary line fences shall be located entirely upon the private property of the person, firm, or corporation constructing or causing the construction of such fence unless the owner of the property adjoining agrees, in writing, that such fence may be erected on the division line of the respective properties. The Building Inspector or City Planner may require any applicant for a fence permit to cause to establish the boundary lines of her or his property by a survey thereof to be made by a registered land surveyor.
(F) (1) Every fence shall be constructed in a substantial, workmanlike manner and of substantial material reasonably suitable for the purpose for which the fence is proposed to be used. Every fence shall be maintained in a condition of reasonable repair and shall not be allowed to become and remain in a condition of disrepair or danger, or constitute a nuisance, public or private.
(2) Any such fence which is, or has become dangerous to the public safety, health, or welfare, is a public nuisance, Code Enforcement is authorized to commence proceedings for the abatement thereof.
(3) Link fences, wherever permitted, shall be constructed in such a manner that the barbed end is at the bottom of the fence and the knuckle end is at the top thereof.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.060; Ord. passed 2-16-2017; Ord. 2023-05, passed 6-15-2023)