Fences.
[Amended 7-7-2012 by Ord. No. 1257-12]
(1)
No fence or other man-made structure in a rear yard shall exceed six feet in height at any point. No fence or other man-made structure in a side yard shall exceed four feet in height at any point. No fence or other man-made structure in a front yard shall exceed three feet in height at any point. Fence height shall be measured from existing ground levels.
(2)
No fence shall be placed within 10 feet of a front lot line.
(3)
No fence within 25 feet of a corner of two intersecting streets shall exceed 36 inches in height, as measured from existing ground levels.
(4)
All fences shall be installed or erected as close to the ground as possible. The height of a fence may exceed the permissible height to conform to existing ground heights; provided, however, that 80% of the fence shall not exceed the maximum height allowed.
(5)
Decorative-type structural posts may extend no more than six inches above the top of the fence.
(6)
Fences shall be constructed with the face or finished side away from the property on which the fence is constructed and the structural side toward the interior of said property.
(7)
No fences or other enclosures shall be installed within six inches of the property line.
(8)
Fences shall be erected so as to permit the flow of natural drainage and shall not cause surface water to be dammed or to create ponding.
(9)
Fences shall be maintained to assure the structural integrity of the fence and to prevent all or portions of the fence from encroaching over the property line and shall be maintained so as to prohibit an unsightly appearance to adjoining property owners. "Unsightly appearance" shall include the following:
(a) Painted fences whereon paint has chipped or peeled from more than 15% of the surface area of the fence.
(b)
Fence posts which have become loose or which are leaning more than 5° from the fence line.
(c) In the case of picket fences and slatted or other solid-wall fences, where more than 10% of the picket fences have fallen, been removed or rotted in any given ten-linear-foot section of such fence.
(10)
The following fences and fence materials are specifically prohibited: barbed wire; chicken wire; pointed iron slats or pickets; canvas; cloth; fiberglass; poultry netting; temporary fences such as snow fences, except where necessary for active construction; and collapsible fences, except during active construction.
(11)
Despite anything contained herein to the contrary, no fence shall be erected that interferes with the public right-of-way or interferes with the visibility of vehicular and pedestrian traffic proceeding along any public right-of-way.
(12)
Where commercial and/or business property abuts residential property, chain-link fences shall include privacy inserts.
