§ 5.4. Yard fencing or walls.

No fence or walls in excess of eight feet in height shall be installed. Residential fences must be located in the side and rear yards and must not exceed the front façade of the building structure. Fences shall not exceed six feet in height in the front yard and shall be constructed of transparent materials. No barbed wire or field fence or electric fences are allowed in a subdivision or in residentially zoned areas. Instead, all fences, walls or enclosures of any type shall be constructed of decorative or conventional fence material only, such material being in the nature of chain link, wood, privacy, split rails, or solid fence consisting of brick or masonry block. It shall be unlawful to erect a fence or other enclosure or to repair an existing fence or other enclosure with slatted chain-link materials, PVC and like materials or with non-fence materials including, but not limited to, sheet metal, plywood, tin roofing material, plastic roofing material, doors, or automobile parts.

All fences shall be maintained in a sound, well maintained condition. No dilapidated or otherwise unsound, unsafe or unsightly fence or portion of a fence shall be allowed to exist on any property.

A yard fence shall not be placed any closer to a street than the front building line setback of any lot. In the case of corner lots the fence shall meet both setbacks.

It shall be unlawful to erect a fence or wall without first obtaining a permit to do so from the director of community development and general services department.

(Ord. of 4-28-2008; Ord. No. 05-2013, § 1(Exh. A), 5-28-13 )