[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council (now City Council) of the Town
(now City) of Glenarden 7-17-1978 by Ord.
No. 07-78. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No fence or barrier made in whole or in part of barbed wire shall be
erected or constructed along or adjacent to any street, road, alley or public
way or immediately adjacent to an adjoining lot or property line.
[Amended 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. O-4-92]
No wall, fence or any barrier of any kind, not including retaining walls,
shall be erected beyond the front building line established by the Zoning
Ordinance for the Maryland-Washington Regional District, provided that no
retaining wall in a front yard shall extend more than one foot above the ground
level on which the house sits.
Walls built to retain or support the lateral pressure of earth or water
or other superimposed loads shall be designed and constructed of approved
masonry, reinforced concrete, steel sheet piling or other approved materials
within the allowable stresses of accepted engineering practices.
No wall or fence combination shall exceed six feet in height.
No wall or fence the design or construction of which, in the judgment
of the City Code Enforcement Officer, the Mayor and the Council, would be
detrimental to the public welfare, safety and comfort of the citizens of the
City will be permitted to be erected.
[Amended 1-14-1991 by Ord. No. O-1-91]
No person shall commence the erection, construction or alteration of
any wall or fence unless he shall first make application to the City and obtain
a permit for such work from the City.
[Amended 1-14-1991 by Ord. No. O-1-91; 5-11-1992
by Ord. No. O-4-92]
A.
Violation of any part of this chapter shall be deemed a municipal infraction and shall be punishable as provided in § 1-20B of this Code.
B.
Further, if a fence or wall is erected in violation of
this chapter, the property owner and or the person(s) responsible for the
erection of the fence or wall shall be required to dismantle and remove all
parts of the fence or wall in violation of City code(s) within 10 days of
notice of said violation. Should the property owner fail or refuse to dismantle
and remove said fence or wall after having received notice, the City may take
necessary measures to ensure removal. All related costs that the City incurs
to effect the removal shall constitute a lien on the subject property in accordance
with § 602, Subsection (a)(31), of the City Charter.
The Mayor and City Council, in its discretion, may consider an application
for an exception due to the facts of the particular case or situation and
may grant an exception authorizing the erection of a fence or wall not in
strict compliance with this chapter when it is determined that the exception
will not affect the general welfare, safety or comfort of the citizens of
the City.
