[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
The fence and wall regulations of this division apply to all fences and walls. See also § 90-430.70 for the specifications governing fences and walls used to satisfy landscape and screening regulations of Division 90-430.
[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
(a)
The finished or more aesthetically pleasing side of all fences
must face the adjacent neighbor, public right-of-way or Village-approved
private drive.
(b)
Shrubs, trees, or hedges planted to function as a opaque fence
or wall are subject to the applicable fence and wall height regulations
of this division.
(c)
Fence heights are measured in accordance with § 90-610.160.
[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
(a)
Front yard. Fences and walls are permitted in the front yard
area of a lot in an R District only if such fence or wall does not
exceed 3.5 feet in height. All other front yard fences and walls in
R Districts are prohibited. For purposes of this provision, the front
yard area is considered the area forward of the street-side-facing
wall of the principal building (between the principal building and
the street). On corners lots, only one of the street yards is required
to be designated as a front yard area for purposes of these fence
and wall regulations.
(b)
Side and rear yards. Fences or walls erected along the interior
side lot line, in the interior side yard (between abutting properties),
along the rear lot line, or in the rear yard may not exceed six feet
in height.
[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
Fences and walls in districts other than R Districts are subject
to a maximum height limit of eight feet. The Plan Commission is authorized
security fences and walls up to 10 feet in height in accordance with
the Plan Commission site plan procedures of Division 90-540.
[Ord. No. 19-2020, 6-8-2020]
(a)
Unless otherwise expressly stated in this zoning chapter, fences,
walls, screens, and retaining walls may be constructed of wood, masonry,
concrete, wrought-iron, or chain-link. The Community Development Director
is authorized to approve the use of alternative materials, provided
that the material offered is at least the equivalent of the above-prescribed
materials in suitability, strength and durability.
(b)
No electrified, barbed wire, razor wire, or any other type of
fence designed to cause bodily harm is allowed in any district, except:
[Amended 4-25-2022 by Ord. No. 17-2022]
(1)
The Community Development Director is authorized to approve such
fencing in A2, M2, M3, or P2 Districts, subject to administrative
site plan approval.
(2)
Battery-powered, alarmed electric security fences on property not
designated exclusively for residential use per Wis. Stats. 66.0440.
a.
When considering Wis. Stats. 66.0440, the Village designates the
following properties "exclusively residential use":
1.
Any property zoned Residential (RE, RL, RM, RH).
2.
Any property zoned Mixed Use (MX).
3.
Any B1-, B2-, or B4-zoned property that contains dwelling units.
4.
Any property, including where a current residential use is a nonconforming
use, whose current primary use is residential as determined by the
Village Assessor. For cases with no available Assessor determination,
the Community Development Director may designate a primary residential
use.
