Fences, hedges or walls may be erected, altered
or reconstructed in any district in accordance with the following
regulations and in accordance with all other provisions of these land
use chapters.
Fences, hedges and walls cannot project past
the front wall of the building or the side wall of a corner building,
except as noted below.
The foregoing restrictions shall not be applied
so as to prevent the erection of an open wire fence not exceeding
eight feet above ground level anywhere within a public park, public
playground, school premises or utility operation, or in the rear or
side of a business or industrial zone.
All fences, hedges, walls and shrubbery must
be erected within the property lines. No fence, hedge, wall or shrubbery
shall be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way.
It shall be the responsibility of the lot owner
to maintain all fences, hedges, walls and shrubbery in a safe, sound
and upright condition.
If the Construction Code Official, upon inspection,
determines that any fence or wall, or any portion of any fence or
wall, is not being maintained in a safe, sound or upright condition,
(s)he shall notify the owner of such fence or wall, in writing, of
such findings and state briefly the reasons therefor and order such
fence or wall, or portion thereof, repaired or removed within 15 days
of the date of the written notice.
The above restrictions shall not be applied
so as to restrict the erection of a wall for the purpose of retaining
earth.