§ 8106-8.1.1. No fences over three feet high may be placed in a required sight triangle, in a required setback adjacent to a street, or in a ten-foot by ten-foot right triangle on each side of a driveway on a side property line.  


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  • (See Sec. 8106-8.4) A maximum seven-foot-high fence may be located in other areas of a lot.

    Exceptions:

    (a)

    A see-through fence of up to 5 feet in height may be placed in a front or street-side setback. A see-through fence of up to 7 feet in height may be located anywhere on a lot of 20,000 square feet or more. The location of these fences and/or gates shall be set back at least 20 feet from the front or street-side property line where they cross the access leading to a garage or carport.

    (Am. Ord. 4216—10/24/00)

    (b)

    A seven-foot-high fence may be placed in the street-side setback of a corner lot other than a reverse corner lot.

    (c)

    A maximum eight-foot-high fence may be located:

    (1)

    On a vacant or developed lot zoned O-S, A-E, or R-A, or on any vacant or developed lot in a commercial or industrial zone, anywhere except within a required sight triangle or setback adjacent to a street; or

    (2)

    On any vacant or developed lot zoned R-E, R-O, R-1, R-2 or R-P-D that abuts or is across the street from a lot in a commercial or industrial zone or a lot zoned O-S, A-E or R-A, provided that such fence is located at or near the boundary line separating such lots, but not in a required sight triangle or setback adjacent to a street.

    (d)

    Pilasters, columns, and support structures and the decorative elements thereon associated with a fence or gate located on or within required setbacks may exceed the height limit provided that they meet the following criteria:

    (1)

    They do not exceed 8' in height, and

    (2)

    They are not located closer than 16 feet on center, and

    (3)

    The fencing materials do not cumulatively exceed the see-through fence standard, and

    (4)

    They do not interfere with the sight triangle associated with any driveway or intersections with no traffic controls.

    (e)

    A maximum twelve-foot-high see-through fence may be located around a tennis court anywhere on a lot, except in a required setback adjacent to a street.

(Am. Ord. 4123—9/17/96; Am. Ord. 4216—10/24/00)