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Page 1 <br />Sec. 30-796. - Fences; visibility at intersections and driveways. <br />(a) Height restrictions . In any residential zone on any lot, no fence or planting shall rise over 2½ feet in <br />height above the level of the public sidewalk or curb of street within ten feet of the front property line. <br />(b) Height of fences in side and front yards . No fence in a front yard or along a side line of a lot in a <br />residential zone, other than a retaining wall, shall be higher than six feet in height unless the <br />adjoining lot is not in a residential zone. <br />(c) Height of fences in rear yard . No fence higher than eight feet may be located in a required rear yard <br />in a residential district, unless the adjoining lot is not in a residential zone. <br />(d) [Height requiring building permit.] In any zoning district, construction of a fence exceeding seven feet <br />in height requires a building permit. <br />(e) General requirements for fences . <br />(1) Location . Any fence shall be located entirely upon the private property of the person <br />constructing or causing the construction of such fence unless the owner of the adjoining <br />property agrees, in writing, that such fence may be erected on the division line of the respective <br />properties. The director of planning or their designee may require the owner of the property <br />upon which a fence exists to establish the boundary lines of the property by a survey thereof. <br />(2) Construction and maintenance . <br />a. Every fence shall be constructed in a complete and substantial manner and of materials <br />reasonably suited for the purpose for which the fence is proposed to be used. <br />b. Every fence shall be maintained in a condition of reasonable repair. No fence shall be <br />constructed or continue which is dangerous to the public safety, health, or welfare as <br />determined by the director of planning or their designee. <br />c. Electric fences, barbed wire fences and barbless wire fences shall be permitted only in the <br />A-1 and R-1a zoning districts when related to farming. <br />(3) Finished side of fence to face adjoining property . If the material used in the fence construction <br />is not finished on both sides, the finished side of the material shall be on the outside, facing the <br />abutting or adjoining properties, and all posts or structures supporting the fence shall be on the <br />inside of the fence. <br />(4) Pools . <br />a. All below ground swimming pools require a building permit and shall be enclosed with a <br />fence or covered with an automatic pool cover when not supervised. <br />b. The fencing or automatic pool cover must be installed prior to filling the pool. <br />c. Fencing shall be chain link, vertical pickets or solid. Spaces between the bottom of the <br />fence and the ground or between the pickets shall not exceed four inches. <br />d. Fencing shall be a minimum of four feet in height and all gates shall be equipped with self- <br />closing and self-latching devices placed at the top of the gate or otherwise inaccessible to <br />small children and provided with hardware for permanent locking devices. <br />e. Automatic pool covers shall meet the standards of F1346-91 (reapproved 1996) of <br />American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), as such standards may be modified, <br />superseded or replaced by ASTM. <br />f. All above ground pools that require a building permit shall have access controlled with a <br />means to prevent access into the above ground pool when unoccupied. Failure to prevent <br />access into an above ground pool when unoccupied is a misdemeanor. <br />g. All pool related chemicals shall be stored inside the home or an accessory structure.