§ 64-417. Fencing.

(a)

Fencing along exterior streets shall be as follows:

(1)

Allowed fencing material shall be three or four board wooden fencing with wood, stone or masonry posts.

(2)

Fences shall not exceed 60 inches in height from finished grade.

(3)

Fences shall be white, black, or dark brown in color.

(4)

Opaque fences are prohibited.

(5)

Chain link fences are prohibited.

(6)

Fences shall be set back a minimum of three feet from a public right-of-way.

(7)

If the side, side corner or rear yard is adjacent to an exterior street, any type of fence including opaque may be installed as long as the opaque fence is not visible from the street at any time of the year.

(b)

Fencing along interior subdivision streets, including front, side corner, side and rear of platted subdivision lots shall be as follows:

(1)

Allowed fencing material and type along the front is limited to three or four board wooden fencing or as otherwise subject to the approval of the community development director; and

(2)

Along sides and rear of a lot fencing material can be of any type.

(3)

Fences shall not exceed eight feet in height but not including fencing in the front which shall not exceed 60 inches in height from finished grade.

(4)

If a front, side, side corner, or rear lot line borders an exterior street, subsection (j) applies.

(c)

Fencing along side, side corner, or rear of nonsubdivision lots:

(1)

Allowed fencing material and type is not limited to three or four board wooden fencing.

(2)

Fences shall not exceed eight feet in height.

(3)

If a front, side, side corner or rear lot line borders an exterior street, see section [64-416](j).

(d)

Barbed wire is prohibited on any single-family residential lots, except when part of a legitimate agricultural use.

( Ord. No. 16-09-281 , § 1, 9-7-2016)