(1) Shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to construction;
(2) Shall not exceed four feet in height; and
(3) Shall be constructed of a material that does not impede motorist’s vision.
(B) Fences, walls and hedges built or planted in side and rear yards:
(1) Within the agriculture, residential, and manufactured home park districts, shall not exceed six feet in height; and
(2) Within the commercial and industrial districts, shall not exceed eight feet in height and shall have written approval by the Zoning Administrator prior to construction.
(C) Fences constructed on property abutting an arterial street shall be set back ten feet from the property line. A variance request may be filed in accordance with the applicable sections of this chapter.
(D) Property owners proposing to construct a fence should consider a maintenance buffer of one foot. Said buffer shall be measured from the property line to the outermost plane edge of the fence.
(E) Fences shall be constructed of appropriate material including chain link, wood, vinyl, metal, masonry or wire and shall be neat and presentable. Fences shall be constructed with the most visibly pleasing side facing the right-of-way or adjacent property.
(F) Outdoor storage areas, as defined in § 154.016, shall be enclosed by an opaque fence or planted screen with a height of six feet in residential districts and shall not exceed eight feet in height in commercial and industrial districts as measured from the prevailing grade.
(G) Fences constructed for screening garbage bins or dumpsters shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be constructed of an opaque material or chain link with slats. Said fence shall comply with applicable yard requirements.
(H) This section shall not apply to those entities where safety and controlled access regulations require fencing exceeding these standards. However, said entities shall have written approval by the Zoning Administrator prior to construction.
(I) Aforementioned fence height restrictions are eligible for consideration of a variance. All requests for variance except those identified in division (H) above shall be in accordance with the process as described in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 16.21.01) (Ord. 737, passed - -; Ord. 800, passed - -)