§ 22-395. Fences and walls.

(a)

Fences, walls and hedges may be permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard; provided, that no fence, wall or hedge located in front of the front building line shall exceed three feet in height. On corner lots, with the condition that appropriate sight line restrictions provided in section 22-399 are adhered to, fencing along the secondary frontage shall not exceed six feet in height.

(b)

Fences shall be constructed with customarily used fencing materials, and shall be designed and arranged to provide visual separation of uses irrespective of vegetation. Fences shall be kept in an attractive state, in good repair, and in safe and sanitary condition at all times by the property owner. Any required fence or screening which are damaged shall be repaired.

(1)

Residential. An opaque, ornamental fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge not less than six feet high shall be constructed and maintained in good condition alongside rear lot lines up to, but not beyond, the abutting building setback line, except where front yard is used for off-street parking, then the provisions of division 10 of this article, pertaining to off-street parking lots shall apply. Fences, walls and hedges in residential districts may be permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard; provided that no fence, wall or hedge located in front of the front building line shall exceed three feet in height, and no other wall or fence shall exceed six feet in height. On corner lots, fencing shall not obstruct established building lines.

(2)

Commercial. Whenever any commercial district or parking or parking area is established so as to abut the side or rear line of a lot in a residential district, an opaque, ornamental fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge of not less than six feet high and no greater than eight feet high shall be constructed and maintained in good condition alongside rear lot line up to, but not beyond, the abutting building setback line, except where the front yard is used for off-street parking, then the provisions of division 10 of this article, pertaining to off-street parking lots shall apply.

(3)

Industrial. Whenever any industrial district or parking lot or parking area is established so as to abut the side or rear line of a lot in any other zoning district, an opaque, ornamental fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge not less than six feet high shall be constructed and maintained in good condition and rear lot lines up to, but not beyond, the abutting building setback line, except where front yard is used for off-street parking, then the provision of division 10 of this article, pertaining to off-street parking lots shall apply.

(Code 2002, § 22-175.3; Ord. No. 2545NS, § 1(Exh. 1), 6-2-2014)