Fences, walls, and hedges may be permitted in any required yard or permitted building area. Within the Residential and commercially zoned districts, any fence, wall, and hedges within the front yard may not exceed more than three feet in height without 40% being open, fences or walls within the side or rear yard no more than six feet in height, provided that no conflict with § 1341.18 Obstruction to vision at street intersection; within the Light and Heavy Manufacturing districts any fence, wall or hedges in the front yard may not exceed three feet without 40% being open, within the side and rear yard fencing and walls may not exceed eight feet providing no conflict with § 1341.18; the finished side of the fence shall face the adjoining property or a public right-of-way; and fences and walls shall not be constructed from scrap metal, sheet metal, junk or sheets of plywood and shall be uniform in construction materials and design. Fences may be placed on the property line, providing the owners are responsible for determining their property lines. Fencing with barbs at the top of fencing may only be located within the ML and MH zoned districts.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998; Ord. 6076, approved 9-6-2007; Ord. 6416, approved 7-8-2021)