Quality control of materials and workmanship is not within the purview of this article except as it relates to the purposes stated within.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 1, adopted 2/19/04)
Fences may be constructed of the following materials: masonry, cedar, redwood, treated lumber, chain link and decorative iron. Wooden fence material placed in contact with the earth shall be treated to protect the material from rot, decay, and/or termites. Those materials not specifically mentioned are hereby prohibited unless approved in writing by the building official upon application. Barb-wire fencing may be allowed or used on parcels upon which farm animals are legally kept and maintained. Permits are not required for internal cross-sectioning of such land for the control of animals or to enforce rotational grazing.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 2, adopted 2/19/04)
(a) 
Generally.
Fences shall be built on property lines to avoid conflicts between property owners. In the event that there is a dispute between property owners of the location of a property line, it shall be the responsibility of the property owners to resolve the conflict without intervention by the city.
(b) 
Placement on utility easement.
Any fence built in or across utility easements shall remain the responsibility of the property owner. In the event that the fence is constructed on an easement and the fence is subsequently damaged or destroyed through the exercise of the rights of the owner of the easement, the repair or replacement of the fence shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner.
(c) 
Fences in front yard.
Fences and gates built in the front yard within the 25-foot building setback, where permitted, shall not exceed four feet in height. However, on lots consisting of five or more contiguous acres, one decorative arch or gate neither exceeding 20 feet in height nor 30 feet in width may be erected as a part of such a fence.
(d) 
Fences in side yard.
Fences built on a side yard shall be placed on the property line. Fences built on a side yard facing a public street may be placed on the property line. When the side yard is adjacent to the adjoining property’s front yard, the side yard fences may not exceed four feet in height unless they are set back to the adjoining property’s front yard setback line.
(e) 
Fences in rear yard.
Any fence in the rear yard of lots that contain a 25-foot building setback in the rear portion of the lot shall not exceed four feet in height.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 3, adopted 2/19/04)
Fences constructed in areas zoned "R" shall not exceed six feet in height measured from finished grade. Fences constructed in all other zoned areas shall not exceed eight feet in height measured from finished grade.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 4, adopted 2/19/04)
(a) 
Residential zones.
Where the side, rear, or service side of property zoned R-3, R-MH, B, or M is adjacent to property zoned R-1, R-2, or R-3 or R-TH, screening of not less than six feet in height shall be erected separating the use from R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-TH property. Screening shall be erected as the property is developed for use. Screening shall meet the requirements of one of the listed alternates, A, B, or C, as set forth in section 3.08.036 (standards for screening). No screening shall be required adjacent to a street.
(b) 
Refuse storage areas.
For all uses other than R-1, R-2, or R-TH, refuse storage areas shall be visually screened by a six-foot-high solid fence or wall on all sides except the side used for pickup service. Such side need not be screened.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 5, adopted 2/19/04; Ordinance adopting Code)
Where screening is required, the following are the approved types of screening:
(1) 
Screening alternate A.
Consists of a solid masonry or concrete wall, six feet in height measured from the average grade of the nearest property line of the property adjacent to that on which the screening is required.
(2) 
Screening alternate B.
Consists of a chain-link fence with redwood slats, six feet in height measured from the average grade of the nearest property line of the property adjacent to that on which the screening is required.
(3) 
Screening alternate C.
Consists of a solid wood fence, six feet in height measured from the average grade of the nearest property line of the property adjacent to that on which screening is required.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 6, adopted 2/19/04)
All required screening shall be kept in good repair and maintained in a neat and orderly manner at all times. The duty of maintenance shall be the responsibility of the person or persons in charge and control of the property where screening is required.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 7, adopted 2/19/04)
The planning and zoning commission may recommend and the city council may require screening or fencing requirements in any zoning case, in addition to these requirements, when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such devices, in order to protect such property and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare, and morals of the community.
(Ordinance 8014, art. II, sec. 8, adopted 2/19/04)