[Amended 8-19-1993 by Ord. No. 7:8-93]
Fences, hedges and/or walls may be erected, altered or reconstructed
in any district to a height of six feet and to a height of eight feet
in the Heavy Industrial District subject to the following regulations
and limitations.
[Amended 8-19-1993 by Ord. No. 7:8-93]
Front yard fences are those which project past the required
or existing rear yard line of the building. These fences shall not
exceed 48 inches in height and shall be of chain link or other see-through
construction, and absolutely no stockade-type fences shall be permitted
in the front yard.
[Amended 8-19-1993 by Ord. No. 7:8-93]
At or near the intersection of two or more streets, no fence
or hedge shrubbery or other similar matter shall be permitted to obstruct
the view of motorists traveling on the streets regardless of any other
regulation herein. In no case shall such fence or hedge be permitted
unless the Zoning Officer determines that such fence or hedge does
not impair the necessary visibility required for safe traffic movement.
It is required that the owner or tenants of land shall keep
all shrubbery, hedges and other plant life within 10 feet of any right-of-way
and within 50 feet of the closest intersecting curbline to a height
not exceeding three feet where the Police Department shall deem it
necessary and expedient for the preservation of the public safety.
If such determination is made, the owner or tenant shall be given
written notice advising that the cutting must be done within 15 days.
If the owner or tenant fails to cut the same within the time required,
the Borough may cut such shrubbery, hedges or plant life and so shall
certify. Such costs may be charged against the lands of the owner
and become a lien upon such lands and shall be assessed and levied
upon the lands as other taxes, with the same rights of collection
and enforcement as in the collection of taxes.
All fences, hedges, walls and/or shrubbery must be erected within
the property lines, and no fence, hedge, wall and/or shrubbery shall
be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way.
All fences, hedges, walls and/or shrubbery shall be maintained
in a safe, sound and upright condition.
If the Construction Official, upon inspection, determines that
any fence, wall or any portion of any fence or wall is not being maintained
in a safe, sound or upright condition, he shall notify the owner of
such fence or wall, in writing, of his findings and state briefly
the reasons for such findings and order such fence or wall or portion
of such fence or wall repaired or removed within 15 days of the date
of the written notice.
