(A) Required Fences and Walls. A solid wall or fence not less than five feet above the finished grade adjoining the fence outside the yard shall be provided to enclose any unattended swimming pool to which access could be gained from a street, alley or other parcel. The fence shall have self-closing gates at least five feet high with self-latching mechanism. Latches shall be installed at least four feet above ground level.
(B) Permitted Fences, Walls, Hedges, Latticework and Screens.
(1) Fences, walls, hedges, latticework or
screens not more than four feet in height may be erected, installed or
maintained within the front yard, except that on a corner lot a fence or wall
no higher than three feet shall be permitted within the front yard. Fence
height shall be determined as the height of the top of the fence above the
natural grade immediately adjacent to the location of the fence. Hedges may
exceed the maximum allowable fence heights in the front yard, unless a hedge
height claim has been filed against the property containing the hedges and such
hedges have been found by the city to create a safety hazard and/or obstruct
views from or sunlight to an adjacent property, as set forth in Chapter 12.14.
(a) Approval of hedge heights greater than three feet on corner lots shall not include hedges or any portion of hedges located within any corner cutback area, as described in Section 25.50.006, nor higher than two and one-half feet within an intersection corner cutoff as described in Chapter 11.30.
(b) Decorative features such as fence posts, brick or stone columns may extend up to twelve inches above the maximum allowable height within the front yard subject to design review as provided for in Section 25.05.040.
(2) Barricades, railings and security
fencing required by the building code are permitted in any yard.
(3) Fences, walls, hedges, latticework or
screens not more than six feet in height may be erected, installed or
maintained within the side and rear yards of any lot, provided such fences,
walls, hedges, latticework or screens do not project into the front yard. The
fence height of this subsection shall apply to the height of a retaining wall,
the purpose of which is to create an artificial yard elevation. Fence height
shall be determined as the height of the top of the fence above the natural
grade immediately adjacent to the location of the fence. Hedges may exceed the
maximum allowable fence heights in the side and/or rear yards, unless a hedge
height claim has been filed against the property containing the hedges and such
hedges have been found by the city to create a safety hazard and/or obstruct
views from or sunlight to an adjacent property, as set forth in Chapter 12.14.
(4) The fences, walls, hedges or
obstructions required or permitted by this subsection shall be equipped with
gates or openings of at least three feet in width so as to provide free access
completely around all main buildings and shall not be so located as to
constitute in the opinion of the director of community development a hazard to
traffic on public rights-of-way, streets or alleys.
(5) Chain link fences and other metal
fences in residential areas are subject to design review.
(6) Pedestrian entry features which only
includes arbors, arched entries, arcades or finials may exceed the maximum allowable
fence height in any yard subject to design review as provided for in Section
25.05.040 and the following standards:
(a) The maximum height shall not exceed eight feet;
(b) The maximum pedestrian entry width shall not exceed six feet;
(c) The maximum width of each side of the pedestrian entry for which there is proposed an architectural transition from the nominal fence height shall not exceed three feet.
(Ord. 1548 §§ 1—4, 2011; Ord. 1540 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1418 § 4, 2002; Ord. 1271 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1223 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1078, 1985; Ord. 832 § 26, 1975; Ord. 811 § 1, 1974).