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Ordinance No. <br />Page 5 <br />38.961 Purpose Fences are regulated herein to provide <br />decoration, security, confinement or a sense of territory. Fences <br />should be relatively low and open-appearing, complimenting the landscape <br />without obscuring views or the community's sense of open space. ' Privacy <br />fences and walls are more strictly regulated than open fences because <br />such opaque structures also provide screening of views, open space, <br />light and air and therefore affect privacy, neighboring properties and <br />the character of the community. Retaining walls are further regulated <br />because by their nature they also involve safety, grading, and/or <br />drainage control concerns. <br />38.962 Fences and Walls, Opacity Opacity is the amount of <br />the structure which is solid or opaque to wind and/or to view. Opacity <br />is measured as the average of open space and solid material along the <br />contiguous length of the structure. <br />38.963 Building Code All walls regardless of height including <br />all retaining walls, and all fences in excess of 42 inches high shall <br />require building permits and shall be subject to the regulations of the <br />State Building Code. No provision of this Ordinance shall be construed <br />as restricting or prohibiting installation of any handrail or guardrail <br />as required by the State Building Code since such requirements can be <br />met within the allowable provisions contained herein. <br />38.964 Traffic Visibility All fences and walls shall conform <br />to the traffic visibility requirements of Section 31.500. <br />38.965 Height The height of fences and walls or any combination <br />thereof shall be measured vertically from the natural ground surface to <br />the top of the highest part of the structure at any or ail points along <br />th. structure and shall include the height of any berm under a wall or <br />'.ny wall or berm under a fence. The height of retaining walls shall <br />be measured from the lowest ground surface to the top of the wall at <br />any and all points along the wall. <br />38.966 Hardcover Fences, fence posts, and walls 6 inches or <br />less in thickness shall not be considered hardcover for purposes of i <br />Section 34.200. <br />38.967 Materials and Maintenance All fences and walls shall <br />be designed and constructed of durable, weather-resistant materials and <br />shall be kept in proper structural and esthetic repair. Where one side <br />of a fence or wall is substantially of different appearance than the <br />reverse side, the more finished side shall face the abutting property.