A.
This article is established to recognize the public
and private benefits accrued from functional and aesthetic screening
and fencing between areas of incompatible land uses, the increasing
demand for active and passive recreational areas, and the desirability
of providing visual screening of certain parking lots and zoning districts.
B.
No person shall construct a fence or wall in the City
without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector. Application
for a permit shall be filed with the Building Inspector on a form
supplied by the Inspector, together with a sketch of the proposed
fence and the payment of the required fee as set by Council resolution.[1]
All open off-street parking areas containing
more than three spaces, and all open off-street loading areas, shall
have effective screening on each side adjoining or fronting on any
residential district or any public street.
A.
Fencing, including retaining walls, shall be erected
not less than three feet off the property line.
B.
The maximum height of any fence located in the rear
yard or side yard shall be six feet.
C.
The maximum height of any fence located within a street
yard shall be four feet six inches.
D.
No fencing or screening shall be located nearer than
one foot to any public right-of-way.
E.
Any screening or fencing erected, placed, maintained
or grown in a street yard and located less than four feet from the
street right-of-way shall not exceed a height greater than four feet
six inches as measured from the curb level or its equivalent. Any
screening or fencing within 10 feet from any point where a driveway
crosses the street right-of-way shall not exceed two feet in height.[1]
Security fences are permitted on the property
lines in all districts except residential districts but shall not
exceed 10 feet in height and shall be of an open type similar to woven
wire or wrought iron fencing.
The Plan Commission may modify the provisions
for the requirements of screening and fencing when suitable screening
and fencing exist on abutting property or when it determines that
such modifications for screening or fencing shall be in harmony with
the general purpose and intent of this article.