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when they are missing parts or components, are not stained or painted as <br />required by the material, leans more than ten (10) percent out of vertical, or <br />other conditions as deemed by the Building or Zoning Official. <br />b. Any fence which endangers the public safety, health or welfare shall be <br />considered a public nuisance and abatement proceedings may be instituted by <br />the proper City Official if within fifteen (15) days after notification the owner of <br />such fence has not undertaken the necessary repairs to himself abate the <br />nuisance. Link fences, where permitted, shall be constructed in such a manner <br />that no barbed ends shall be at the top. <br />c. The required maintenance of chain link fences with slats (where permitted) shall <br />include the replacement of broken slats, damaged posts, and bent or broken <br />rails. <br />d. Required maintenance of wooden fences shall include the replacement of broken <br />or rotten boards. <br />5. Berms <br />If a fence is placed on a berm, the combined height of the berm and the fence shall <br />not exceed the permitted maximum fence height plus one (1) foot, measured from the <br />ground level at the base of the berm on the side of the fence with the lowest existing <br />grade. Industrial properties may be granted additional height if approved as part of a <br />Site Plan Review. <br />6. Visibility Triangle <br />On all corner lots, fences located within 30 feet of the intersecting property line <br />shall be subject to the visibility triangle setback of 30 feet found in Section 915.030. <br />7. Walls <br />Masonry walls and other types of privacy walls are considered a type of fence and are <br />subject to all requirements of this section unless otherwise specified. <br />C. Height Regulations <br />5. Residential Districts <br />a. Front Yard. No fence located between the front property line and the front facade <br />of the principal structure shall exceed four (4) feet in height. <br />b. Side and Rear Yards. Fences in non-corner side and rear yards shall not exceed <br />six and one-half (6.5) feet in height. <br />c. Corner Lots <br />i. Fences in corner side yards shall not exceed four (4) feet in height, except <br />when adjacent to arterial roadways. <br />ii. On corner lots whose corner side yard abuts an arterial roadway, fences in <br />that side yard may be up to six feet in height, provided that the fence is <br />setback at least ten feet from the property line abutting the right-of-way or