Any small (under 200 - 120 square feet), movable accessory construction such as birdhouses, tool houses, play equipment, arbors, as well as walls and fences shall meet the following standards or as amended by the state’s Building Code:
(A) Be contained wholly within the property to which it belongs and set back from property lines sufficiently to allow for accessibility and maintenance;
(B) No fence shall be allowed to be constructed or maintained which will obstruct road intersection sight lines or which will create a hazardous situation for the public;
(C) All fences located within the required front or corner lot street side yard (or setback) shall be:
(1) No more than four feet in height; or
(2) Meet the definition of an “open fence”.
(D) All fences over seven feet in height shall require a building permit (or as amended in the state’s Building Code); and
(E) All retaining walls over four feet in height shall require a building permit (or as amended in the state’s Building Code).
(Prior Code, § 305.07) (Ord. passed 12-18-2007; Ord. passed 7-2-2018) Penalty, see § 162.999