The regulations and standards set forth in this article qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing in Article
III and elsewhere in this chapter.
[Amended 3-23-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-02; 9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-15]
A. Compliance with applicable laws. No fence, wall or landscaping shall
be erected or constructed, nor shall any existing fence, wall or landscaping
be altered, repaired, enlarged or relocated, except in compliance
with this article, the Zoning Chapter and other applicable laws.
B. Standards.
Schedule D
Fence, Wall and Landscaping Standards
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Fence Locations/Types
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Maximum Height
(feet)
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Maximum Percentage Opaque or Solid Fence
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Fences erected or constructed in the side yard
between residential buildings
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6
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70% if less than 5 feet from adjacent house;
none if at least 5 feet
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Fences in front yards
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4
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70% except in the C-4 District, which is exempt
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Fences on the street side-yard of corner lots,
behind the front building line
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4
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70%
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If placed more than 4 feet from the side yard
sidewalk
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6
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None
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All ornamental fences as defined in § 264-2
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5
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70%
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Fences on street line of rear yards
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4
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70%
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If placed more than 4 feet from sidewalk or
street line
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6
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None
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All other rear yards
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6
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None
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On any lot within 4 feet of any intersection
of any driveway with a City street line or ingress/egress right-of-way
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4
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70%
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All other fences, unless provided for elsewhere
within this chapter
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6
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None
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C. Corner lots. Fences, walls and landscaping located on corner lots shall meet the requirements of §
264-34, Obstruction to vision at corner lots.
D. Materials and construction. Barbed wire, chicken wire,
pallets, plywood, sheet metal, and construction fencing shall not
be used as a fencing material or as any part of a fence.
E. Orientation. The finished or ornamental side shall
face out from the property.
The street side-yard must be a minimum of eight
feet or 10% of the lot width, whichever is greater. The RH-2 District
is exempt from this requirement.
If, at time of the adoption of this chapter,
the lots comprising 50% or more of the frontage of one side of any
street between two intersecting streets are improved with buildings,
a majority of which have observed an average front yard having a variation
in depth of not more than six feet, the front yard so established
shall apply to new buildings and alterations.
Where the side or rear yard in a nonresidential
district abuts a side or rear yard of a lot in a residential district,
there shall be provided along such abutting lot line or lines a side
or rear yard at least equal in depth to that required in the residential
district. In no case, however, shall the required abutting side or
rear yard be less than 15 feet. Further, no accessory uses or structures,
including parking areas or access drives, may be established or constructed
within 15 feet of such side and rear abutting lot line.