The following fences are hereby prohibited:
A. Wire And Electric Fences:
1. Barbed wire, chicken wire (unless used to enclose a rear or side yard garden), hog wire, rope, cable and electrically charged wire; except, that barbed wire may be used on top of permitted fences in Industrial Districts and on fences enclosing property owned by a tax levying district.
2. Chain-link fences with barbed ends up.
B. Snow Fences: Snow fences, except those erected for the sole purpose of controlling drifting snow between November 1 and March 31, installed only on that portion of a lot which faces or abuts a road, street or highway, and which are in place only between November 1 and March 31.
C. Fences Blocking Surface Water Drainage: A fence which is so constructed as to prevent natural water drainage and/or water runoff.
D. Gates Or Fences Across Driveways: No gate or fence is permitted across a driveway within the front or side yard abutting a street in a Residence District.
E. Fences In Front Yards: Any fence, except a required fence, a decorative or landscape fence as set forth in sections 9-5-1 and 9-5-3 of this chapter, in a front yard, if the fence would be closer to any street or roadway than the front building lines established by the building or residence as located on the lot (see figure A of this section).
F. Corner Lot Fences: Any fence on a corner lot which extends closer to the adjoining street than the front or side line of the existing structure (see figure A of this section) except for decorative and landscape fences as permitted in section 9-5-3 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Building Commissioner, without a public hearing, on application by the property owner, is authorized to issue variance to allow the following:
1. With respect to corner lots in Business Districts (including the Town Center), a fence on a corner lot to extend closer to the adjoining street than the front or side line of the existing structure principal building, if screening from an adjoining use is desirable but not otherwise required by this chapter, on the condition that the fence extend no closer to the adjoining street than the line of an existing structure on an adjoining lot, and that the fence not create an additional vision obstruction for traffic or pedestrians.
2. With respect to corner lots in all Residential Districts, if an existing corner side yard is wider by more than five feet (5') than the corner side yard width required by the regulations of the Residential Zoning District in which it is located and the location of one or more mature trees makes it impossible to place a fence as close to the street abutting the corner side yard as this chapter would otherwise allow, then a corner side yard fence can be located closer to the abutting street right-of-way subject to the following limitations:
a. The fence must be at least one foot (1') from, but not within, said right-of-way.
b. No fence shall be located in the vision triangle formed by drawing a straight line along the property line abutting each intersecting street a distance of twenty five feet (25') commencing at the point where the corner side yard lot line and front yard lot line meet, and then connecting the termination points of each of those lines to enclose a triangle.
c. That part of the fence which is located in the corner side yard cannot exceed four feet (4') in height and must be open weave design so that the fence is at least fifty percent (50%) open.
(Ord. 2018-12-39, 12-20-2018)