§ 40-532. Fences and walls.

(a)

Height. No fence or freestanding wall, other than a retaining wall or necessary fencing encompassing a tennis court shall be more than eight feet in height. Fences or freestanding walls constructed in a front yard of a residential lot shall not exceed four feet in height; provided, however, that this shall not apply to subdivision or project identification monuments at the entrance to a subdivision or development and wall or fence extensions thereof, where permitted, which shall not exceed eight feet in height and columns shall not exceed ten feet in height.

(b)

Composition. Walls composed or constructed of exposed concrete block, tires, junk, or other discarded materials shall not be permitted. In all residential zoning districts, fences or walls erected within the front yard shall be decorative and constructed of brick, stone, wood, or wrought iron. Chain link fences with vinyl coating shall be permitted only in side and rear yards, and barbed wire fences shall be permitted only in agricultural zoning districts, without yard restrictions.

(c)

Gates. When gates for vehicular access are required or proposed abutting a public or private street, the gates shall not be located closer than 20 feet of a public street or road right-of-way, to ensure safe ingress and egress.

(d)

Location. No fence or wall shall be constructed in a public right-of-way, except that retaining walls may be placed partially within the right-of-way of a local street if approved by the City Engineer as not posing a visibility or other public hazard.

(e)

Temporary fencing exempted. These requirements shall not apply to temporary fencing erected around a lot during construction of a building for security, safety, tree protection, or code compliance reasons.

(Code 1997, § 40-709; Ord. of 2-6-2012, § 1(40-709))