[Ord. No. 2009-28 §1, 6-23-2009]
A.
Except
as otherwise specifically provided in other codes and regulations,
the following shall apply to the construction of fences:
1.
Fencing for safety purposes shall be required wherever dwellings
or manufactured homes are built or installed on lots abutting major
streets in these regulations or railroad right-of-way.
2.
All fences and walls shall be constructed with the finished surface
facing outward from the property. Any posts or support beams shall
be inside the finished surface or designed to be an integral part
of the finished surface.
3.
No fence shall be constructed which will constitute a traffic hazard.
4.
No fence shall be constructed in such a manner, or be of such design,
as to be hazardous or dangerous to persons or animals.
5.
No person shall erect or maintain any fence which will materially
damage the adjacent property by obstructing the view, shutting out
the sunlight, hindering ventilation, tend to depreciate the value,
interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or which fence shall
adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare or essentially
interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or use of property
or tend to depreciate the value of property of others.
6.
No fence, except fences erected upon public or parochial school grounds
or in public parks and in public playgrounds, shall be constructed
of a height greater than four (4) feet in the front yard or six (6)
feet elsewhere. Fences in residential areas which are located in front
of the residence must be at least one-third (1/3) open. (The front
of the residence is the area between the front of the house and the
street to which the house is addressed.)
[Ord. No. 04-2022, 1-11-2022]
A.
Minimum fence property line setbacks are as follows:
1.
Front Yard. No fence shall be constructed within twenty-five
(25) feet of any roadway, right-of-way line.
2.
Side Yard. No fence shall be constructed within two and five-tenths
(2.5) feet of either side property line.
3.
Rear Yard. No fence shall be constructed within five (5) feet
of any rear property line that adjoins any utility or alley easement.
If no easement exists, the rear property line setback is two and five-tenths
(2.5) feet.
4.
On Corner Lots. The side yard setback, on street side, shall
be twenty (20) feet.
5.
Fence Height. Fence height shall be no more than six (6) feet.
[Ord. No. 2009-28 §1, 6-23-2009]
A.
In
order to protect the residents in Section 520.010(5), fences shall
be kept and maintained in good, sound and presentable condition at
all times.
B.
Fences
not so maintained shall be deemed a nuisance and the property owner
will be given ten (10) days to correct such nuisance.
C.
If
the nuisance is not abated pursuant to the written notice, a citation
will be issued.
D.
The
City Code Enforcement Officer may authorize removal of such fence.
The order shall provide twenty (20) days minimum for such removal.
E.
Such
orders shall be appealable to the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 2009-28 §1, 6-23-2009]
No person shall erect, construct, alter, replace or enlarge
a fence or wall without obtaining a permit from the Code Enforcement
Officer or designee. The permit fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Ord. No. 2009-28 §1, 6-23-2009]
A.
The
fence permit application shall include a site plan which adequately
represents the premises and contains the dimensions to physical features
which are easily located on the premises.
B.
The
application shall also include the type of fencing material to be
used, height of fence, setbacks, spot survey, and a picture or drawing
of the proposed fence.
C.
If
a front yard fence or a fence near a public right-of-way is proposed,
then the site plan shall include the location of the edge of the street
pavement, curb or sidewalk in relation to the fence.
D.
The
applicant shall also provide a notice of the application to the abutting
property owners by delivery of a copy of the application to them,
requiring a signature and providing a copy to the Code Enforcement
Officer.
