Fences are permitted, or required, subject to the following.
(A) Fences on all lots of record in all residential districts which enclose property and/or are within a required side or rear yard shall not exceed six feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not extend forward beyond the front of the house or the required minimum front yard setback, whichever is greater. Fences are to follow the slope of the ground to prevent burrowing under the fence by small children or animals. On corner lots fences shall not extend beyond the minimum front yard setback on both the front and side yard facing the street.
(B) Recorded lots having lot area more than two acres and a frontage of at least 200 feet, and acreage or parcels not included within the boundaries of a recorded plat, in all residential districts, are excluded from these regulations.
(C) Fences on all lots of record shall not contain electric current or charge of electricity and may not be any type of wire fence, including, but not limited to, barbed wire, livestock fence and chicken wire. Fences shall be properly installed with posts embedded in concrete foundations and fence material stretched tight between posts.
(D) Temporary seasonal fences limited to snow control and garden pest control are permitted without requiring a building permit. Temporary fencing intended to restrict access to and protect construction sites are allowed if a building permit is issued for the construction project.
(E) Fence framing and braces shall be on the inside of the fence enclosure so that the decorative, smooth or face-side of the fence faces the outside of the enclosure.
(F) Fences which enclose public or institutional parks, playground or public landscaped areas, situated within an area developed with recorded lots shall not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not obstruct vision to an extent greater than 25% of their total area.
(G) Fences shall further comply with all applicable codes and ordinances of the village.
(H) No fence, wall, shrubbery 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 at a distance along each line of 25 feet from their point of intersection.
(I) Construction or installation of a new fence, or replacement of an existing fence, requires a building permit.
(Ord. 18-108, passed 5-7-2018) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Residential fence setbacks, see Appendix A, Illustration 14