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13-14-4: REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC ZONING DISTRICTS:
   A.   Single-Family And Multi-Family Residential Districts; Residential Wall/Fencing Location And Height Restrictions: Notwithstanding the setback, yard and height requirements for structures otherwise stated in this title, walls and fences may be located on the property line, adjacent to the sidewalk, or in the yard between the building setback line and the property line or sidewalk. The maximum height above the finished grade for a fence, wall, hedge, berm or similar unroofed landscape feature is:
      1.   Four feet (4') where such fence or other feature is:
         a.   Located within the required front yard or street setback; and
         b.   Sight obscuring and located in an area that is within ten feet (10') of a driveway and twenty feet (20') of a street; or
      2.   Six feet (6') where such fence or other feature is:
         a.   Located behind the required front yard or street setback of any dwelling; and
         b.   Located in the front yard of dwellings located on a collector or an arterial street; or
      3.   Eight feet (8') where such fence or other feature is located along a side or rear lot line adjacent to an arterial street.
   B.   Public Facilities District: Fences or walls shall not exceed four feet (4') high in front yards and six feet (6') inside, corner side and rear yards.
   C.   Professional Office, Commercial And Manufacturing Districts:
      1.   No wall, fence or opaque hedge higher than thirty six inches (36") is allowed within a required front yard or street side yard.
      2.   Other than adjacent to a residential district or as required to screen outside storage, no fencing is required on the interior or street portions of a development.
      3.   A decorative masonry wall at least six feet (6') high shall be erected along all property lines which lie immediately adjacent to any residential zone.
      4.   Individual lots shall not be fenced in the BR-P zone. (2001 Code § 89-6-804; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 10-09, 2-24-2010; Ord. 13-17, 4-24-2013; Ord. 22-16, 4-27-2022)