Fences

Permits are not required for fences in residential districts that are 6 feet in height or under.

Fences over 6 feet shall be constructed with a building permit and design plans will need to be submitted to the City (commercial only).

• It is imperative that the property corner monument stakes be found before the fence installation. These stakes may be at grade, buried deep, shallow or be missing altogether. A metal detector is sometimes useful in locating the stakes. When property measurements and stake locations are not known, a licensed or legal surveyor can mark the property corners or survey your property
• Fences may be installed up to the property line.
• Fences erected in the front yard of a lot shall not exceed 3 ½ feet in height, and shall have at least 75% of their vertical surface plane open.
• Fences in yard other than a front yard shall not exceed 6 feet in height.
• Fences shall not be erected in the boulevard area or street right-of-way
• Exceptions:
  • Corner Lots - No fence, structure or vegetation shall be placed in the "clear view triangle" that restricts vision. This triangle is measured away from property corner 30 feet in each direction and applied to a vertical distance between 2 ½ feet and 10 feet high.