§ 4.0. Fences and walls in the single family residential districts.
A.
Except as provided herein, no fence or wall shall be constructed in any front yard, or yards in the case of a corner or through lot, of any dwelling except as required for a retaining wall or vehicle barricade.
1.
A fence or wall may be constructed in the secondary front yard of a corner or through lot, provided the fence or wall complies with the minimum front building setback of the residential district.
When a fence or wall exists in a secondary front yard and does not comply with the front building setback of the residential district, it may be replaced with a fence or wall of like material provided that the replacement fence or wall does not exceed six and one-half (6½) feet in height and does not extend more than four (4) feet above the centerline elevation of the abutting street.
For the purposes of this section, the primary front yard of a corner or through lot extends the entire width of the lot between the front of the dwelling and the street right-of-way. Other front yards of a corner or through lot are secondary front yards.
2.
In order to promote health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the city, a fence may be constructed in the front yard of a lot that fronts a street with an average daily traffic count of at least four thousand five hundred (4,500) vehicles per day. In the case of a corner lot that fronts such street, the fence may be located in both front yards. In the case of a through lot the fence may only be located in the front yard that abuts such street. All such fences shall be subject to the following restrictions:
a.
The fence shall not exceed four (4) feet in height, shall not obstruct site distance at the intersection of the street and driveway and shall not obstruct access to a fire hydrant or other public safety infrastructure.
b.
The fence shall be constructed of vertical wood, metal or vinyl balusters with intervening spaces that are evenly spaced and represent at least fifty (50) percent of the surface area of the fence. Split rail fences are also permitted.
c.
Chain link and other wire fences are prohibited.
3.
Commonly owned decorative masonry walls or wrought iron fences may be constructed along the perimeter of a residential subdivision, subject to the following restrictions:
a.
The wall or fence shall be located in a recorded easement for that purpose, and the wall or fence shall be owned in common by all owners in the subdivision.
b.
The wall or fence shall not be located between the front of any dwelling and the street right-of-way. If the fence or wall is located along a boundary street, it shall extend along the entire length of the subdivision's boundary fronting that street.
The decorative masonry wall shall have a stucco, brick or stone surface and may incorporate vertical wood, metal or vinyl balusters with intervening spaces. Wrought iron fences shall have vertical support columns surfaced in brick.
c.
The fence or decorative masonry wall shall not exceed six and one-half (6½) feet in height.
B.
A masonry entrance feature is permitted at the intersection of a residential driveway and the street right-of-way on lots that are at least one hundred (100) feet wide and where the dwelling is setback at least one hundred (100) feet from the street right-of-way. The entrance feature shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height nor extend more than twelve (12) feet from the edges of the driveway.
C.
Unless otherwise stipulated herein, no fence or wall may exceed six and one-half (6½) feet in height.
D.
No fence, wall, entrance feature, structure or vehicle barricade may be located in the street right-of-way.
(Ord. No. 10-2189, § 1, 3-15-10; Ord. No. 15-2278, § I, 8-17-15)
Editor's note
Ord. No. 15-2278, § I, adopted Aug. 17, 2015, changed the title of § 4.0 from "Fences and walls" to "Fences and walls in the single family residential districts."