(a) Fences shall not be permitted in any front yard or beyond the principal building(s).
(b) Fences shall be permitted in the rear or side yards in corner or double frontage lots. This shall also include those lots bounded on one or more sides by a public alley.
(c) Fences shall be no more that six (6) feet in height.
(d) Fences shall be located at least two (2) feet off any property line. However, a shared property fence shall be permitted if the permit application is signed by all affected adjacent property owners.
(e) All fences shall comply with the regulations of the building code as it applies to fence or wall installation and materials, but in no instance shall a fence contain barbed wire, electric current, or a charge or electricity.
(f) Agricultural uses that are on lots or parcels in excess of two acres in area and 100 feet in frontage are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
(g) Notwithstanding the preceeding regulations, fencing whose sole purpose is decorative in nature shall be permitted in any yard. Such fencing shall be limited to no more than five (5) feet in length along or parallel to any property line and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height. (Ord. 117-13. Passed 8-16-21.)