§ 78-95. Walls and fences.

(a)

All garden walls and fences located in residential zoning districts or constructed within the required yard areas shall conform to the following regulations, except where special requirements are set forth for specific buffering or screening purpose elsewhere in this chapter:

(1)

All garden walls or fences located within the required front yard shall not exceed four feet in height, measured from the final grade, and six feet for side or rear yards, except for a required street side yard or required street rear yard of a corner lot which shall be limited to four feet. In the E-1 district front walls may be increased by an additional two feet if architectural design features such as columns or wrought iron or other grillwork are added.

(2)

The garden wall or fence shall in addition conform with the lot regulations set out in Article IV of this chapter.

(3)

Where any concrete wall directly abuts another property, it shall conform to the following standards:

a.

It will consist of a finished block wall, stucco block and painted, six feet in height, as measured from the final grade adjacent to the property wherein the wall is being constructed.

b.

The wall shall be located completely within the limits of the residential lot and shall have equal architectural treatment of both sides.

(4)

In areas where the property faces two roads or is located in any other area construed to be a corner lot, no wall or fence shall be located in the vision triangle.

(5)

Any wall or fence located adjacent to a public right-of-way or private road shall be placed with the finished side facing that right-of-way.

(6)

No wall or fence shall be constructed or installed in such a manner as to interfere with drainage on the site.

(7)

Any encroachment of a wall into a utility easement shall be supported by a letter from the respective utility authorizing such encroachment, prior to obtaining the building permit.

(b)

The height limitation for walls and fences in business, commercial and industrial areas shall be eight feet in height from the final grade, except where there is a conflict with sight distance triangle requirements or the city's design guidelines.

In all cases, the final grade in the areas served by septic tanks shall be determined to be no more than 1.75 feet above the highest elevation of the crown of the road. The minimum crown of the road is determined to be six feet above mean sea level.

(Ord. of 9-25-06)