19.25.090 Walls and fences.
(A) Height. No solid, view-obscuring wall, fence or hedge over three (3) feet high and no chain link or wire fence or similar open, non-view-obscuring fence over four (4) feet high shall be constructed or maintained nearer to the street line than the required front or street side building setback line, nor be more than six (6) feet in height in any rear or side yards. Fences may be built above these heights in the following situations:
(1) Around schools and other public or quasi-public institutions when necessary for the safety or restraint of the occupants thereof;
(2) Within industrial zoning districts;
(3) When the planning and zoning commission and/or city council requires, as a condition of a conditional use permit or subdivision, a fence of greater height in order to provide adequate screening;
(4) Double fronting lots (excluding corner lots):
(a) A fence up to six (6) feet in height may be erected in the property’s rear yard as determined by the planning and zoning director; and
(b) The fence’s material, height, color and location in this circumstance must be approved by the planning and zoning director; or
(5) In commercial and industrially zoned property, barbed and razor wire is permitted only above the six (6) foot height limitation.
(B) In any zoning district, barbed wire is permitted for the fencing of livestock.
(C) Materials and Design. Fences and walls in all zoning districts shall be constructed of conventional fencing material and maintained and kept in good repair. The planning and zoning director may permit any material as “conventional” upon a review of the product’s material and design.
(D) Swimming Pools and Other Bodies of Water.
(1) In all zoning districts, a swimming pool shall not be located in the required front yard, required landscaped areas or closer than five (5) feet from the water’s edge to any property line.
(2) All swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a wall or fence not more than six (6) feet nor less than five (5) feet in height. Gates less than four (4) feet wide leading from the pool enclosure shall be self-closing and self-latching and shall be kept fully operational at all times. Gates four (4) feet wide or wider shall be kept locked at all times.
(3) In all residential districts, contained bodies of water, either above or below ground level, with the container being eighteen (18) or more inches in depth and/or wider than eight (8) feet at any point, measured perpendicular to the long axis, shall conform to the location and fencing requirements for swimming pools. Irrigation and storm water retention facilities, and the water features in public parks and golf courses, are exempt from the fencing requirements of this section.
(E) Storage Facilities. Where “storage facilities” are to be enclosed by a masonry wall or solid fence as required elsewhere in this title, such enclosure shall be considered adequate when constructed of masonry without aperture, excluding required gates, wood fence with no aperture exceeding one-quarter (1/4) inch or other material approved by the planning and zoning director. (Ord. No. 2009-01, §§ 1, 2, 1-20-09; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2010-08, §§ 1, 2, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 2017-04, §§ 1, 2, 3-7-17. 1976 Code § 15-1-44(I))