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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:52 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />to top fencing at least six feet high in the industrial and restricted industrial zoning districts. Razor or ribbon <br />wire is prohibited in all zoning districts. <br />(k) No opaque fence or other visual obstruction over two feet tall shall be placed or allowed to develop within <br />20 feet of the intersection of any public street where both streets have a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or <br />less. In this case, the intersection shall be considered the edge of the curb or travel portion of the roadway. <br />Where one or more of the streets has a speed limit in excess of 35 miles per hour, such setback requirement <br />shall be 30 feet or as may be necessary for traffic and pedestrian safety. <br />(l) No fence over three feet high shall be constructed within ten feet of the ordinary high-water level of any lake <br />or waterbody listed in section 90-137. No fence shall extend beyond the ordinary high-water level of any lake <br />or waterbody listed in section 90-137. <br />(m) All fences constructed in the floodplain overlay district shall be of an open type, and must not obstruct the <br />free-flow of floodwaters, either by its construction, or through the collection of debris during periods of <br />flooding. <br />(n) A conditional use permit shall be required in the floodway and a use permit shall be required in the flood <br />fringe for any fences that have the potential to obstruct flood flows such as cyclone fences and fences made <br />of rigid walls such as wood or concrete privacy fences. <br />(o) All fences constructed or maintained in the city shall comply with the setback and height requirements found <br />below: <br />Fence Setback and Maximum Height Standards (in feet) <br /> AG, <br />LA, <br />RR, <br />FUS <br />R-1, <br />R-2, <br />R-3, <br />CR-3 <br />R-4, <br />R-5 <br />C-1 C-2 RI-1 I-3 RC-1 <br /> Front <br />Yard <br />Setback <br />None None 15 10 30 40 30 40 <br />Side <br />Yard <br />Setback <br />None None None None None None None None <br />Rear <br />Yard <br />Setback <br />None None None None 10 None None None <br />Front <br />Yard <br />Height <br />6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 <br />Side & <br />Rear <br />Yard <br />Height <br />8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 <br /> <br />(p) Fences up to six feet high may be constructed on a side property line in the urban residential, multifamily, <br />and central residential zoning districts. Fences up to eight feet high may be constructed along the side and <br />rear yards in these zoning districts with a setback of six feet from all property lines.