4-4-1: FENCES, WALLS, BERMS, HEDGES:

   A.   Residential: Fences, walls, berms, and hedges are allowed and shall not exceed a height of six feet (6') and shall not obstruct the vision triangle. Front setbacks for a six foot (6') fence shall be the same as the setbacks for buildings. The side-street setback for a six foot (6') fence shall be ten feet (10'). A three foot (3') high privacy fence or four foot (4') high chainlink or other see through type fence shall be allowed in the front and side street setback.

   B.   Prohibited: Electric fences and barbed wire fences are prohibited within the corporate limits of the City, except when containing animals or in an industrial zone.

   C.   Commercial And Industrial Zones:

      1.   Fences, walls, berms and hedges, shall not exceed eight feet (8') in height and shall not obstruct the vision triangle.

      2.   Security fences in industrial zones: When a barbed wire top section is desired, the eight foot (8') maximum height limitation may be extended by up to thirty inches (30") solely and exclusively by the barbed wire security top section. Barbed wire, six (6) horizontal strands maximum, is permitted in industrial zones when used as the top section for security fences and shall be a minimum of seventy two inches (72") above grade. Concertina wire may be permitted in industrial zones when used as the top section for security fences subject to approval of the City and shall be a minimum of eighty four inches (84") above grade.

      3.   No fence or wall shall be constructed or installed in a commercial or industrial zone without a fence permit. A nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid at the time the permit is requested, after the City has issued a design review permit for the fence.

      4.   Commercial, industrial, mixed use and multi-family parking, outdoor storage, loading and unloading zones and garbage/recycling areas shall be effectively screened on any side adjoining property in a residential zone by a wall, fence or hedge to a height of six feet (6') except for the front yard setback area of the adjoining residential property, in which case the maximum height shall be three feet (3').

   D.   Sidewalk Areas: No fence shall be permitted in the sidewalk area or in a location that will impair the construction or use of sidewalks.

(Ord. 587, 1-18-2017; amd. Ord. 594, 8-16-2017; Ord. 605, 2-21-2018; Ord. 619, 7-17-2019)