[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Wild Rose. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No fence shall be constructed, erected, reconstructed, rebuilt or
replaced which exceeds seven feet in height.
B.
No electrically charged or other inherently dangerous fence shall
be permitted, nor any barbed wire or chicken wire fence in a nonindustrial
area. Exceptions require approval of the Village Board.
No fence shall be constructed, erected, reconstructed, rebuilt
or replaced without first obtaining a permit from the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
The fee for such permit shall be $3.
A.
Within a residential district lying adjacent to or abutting another residential district, no fence exceeding six feet in height shall be erected, constructed or maintained except as set forth in § 10-6-4 below.
B.
Where a residential district lies adjacent to or abuts a nonresidential
district, no fence exceeding seven feet in height shall be erected,
constructed or maintained along that portion of the lot line lying
adjacent to or abutting a nonresidential district, including schools,
churches, institutions and the like.
C.
In any nonresidential area, fences shall be of such type and construction
that shall allow people outside the fence to see through it without
hindrance. In an industrial area where barbed wire is used, the lowest
strand shall be a minimum of six feet above the grade.
D.
In the public interest and for snowplowing purposes, no fence, barrier or other structure shall be erected, built or placed nearer than three feet from any alley lot line. This provision shall not apply to structures that have a different setback as established by Chapter 10-5, Zoning.
E.
All fences hereafter erected or constructed shall provide openings
for a passage of air equivalent to 25% of the surface area of the
fence and shall have the structural components thereof facing the
side of the property for and on which the same are erected. In residential
areas where privacy is desired, fences with less than such 25% open
spacing may be erected, provided such fences do not extend farther
forward than the main rear line of such residence.
F.
On any corner lot where a front or side yard is required or provided,
no building, fence, hedge or other obstruction more than two feet
in height shall be placed so as to interfere with clear vision from
one street to another or alley across the corner.
G.
In any residential district or area or on any lot or premises the principal use of which is for residential purposes, no fence shall extend nearer to the street than the front line of the building or the front setback line as set forth in Chapter 10-5, Zoning, for resident districts, whichever is nearer. The fence across the front of this area can be no more than four feet in height.
H.
In any residential district or area or on any lot or premises the
principal use of which is for residential purposes, no lengthwise
fence or other lengthwise barrier or obstruction shall be erected,
placed, installed or reinstalled in any area where there is a distance
between main residential buildings of 10 feet or less.
The height of any fence erected under this chapter shall be
determined by the measurement from the uppermost point of the fence
to the existing ground level of the property.
Any fence that existed at the time of adoption of this Code
of Ordinances which does not conform with the provisions thereof shall
not be altered or enlarged without making the entire fence conform
with provisions of this chapter.
A.
Fences required. No swimming pools shall be used, constructed, erected
or maintained in any residence or rural development district unless
the said swimming pool, or the property on which it is located, shall
be surround by a fence or a wall not less than four feet in height
above the ground which shall have a gate with a lock so as to prevent
uncontrolled access by children to the pool water.
B.
Definition. A "swimming pool" is defined as any belowground enclosure
of water, to include, but not be limited to, a natural man-made tank
or pool of sufficient depth or height to enclose water at any point
of greater than 1 1/2 feet in depth.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty.
