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Ordinance No. <br />Page 7 <br />38.970 Residential Fences and Walls The use of fences and <br />walls in Residential Districts shall be limited to specific locations <br />and specific purposes in keeping with the community’s sense of openness <br />and natural esthetic. Residential fences shall be allowed pri^rily <br />as decorative landscaping elements, definers of property demarkations, <br />and as security for children, pets and domestic animals. No fence or <br />wall shall be permitted to obstruct views of natural amenities nor shall <br />it be erected for spite or for concealment of illegal activities. No <br />fence or wall shall be erected, constructed, altered or extended on jny <br />lot in any "R" Residential District except in compliance with the following <br />provisions. <br />38.971 Permitted Fences and Walls The following fences and <br />walls may be erected in any Residential Districts <br />a) Fences and Walls Permitted, any Yard except Lakeshore Yards; <br />1) Fences not to exceed 42 inches in height, and not to <br />exceed 50% opacity. <br />2) Freestanding walls or retaining walls not to exceed <br />24 inches in height, provided the wall is setback <br />at least 2.0 feet from any property line. <br />b) Additional Fences Permitted in Side or Rear Yards Only: <br />1) Privacy fencing - Up to twenty (20) lineal feet of <br />privacy fencing not to exceed 6.0 feet in height <br />may be erected in any side or rear yard provided the <br />fence is setback from the property line a distance <br />equal to the height of the fence, natural plantings <br />pursuant to Section 37.100 are placed between the <br />fence and the abutting property line whenever such <br />fence is located within 10 feat of the property line, <br />and no such fence shall obscure the neighbor's view <br />of natural amenities or otherwise adversely affect <br />the value of neighboring properties. <br />Recreational fencing - Open fences in excess of <br />6.0 feet high but not to exceed 50% opacity may be <br />erected as part of recreational facilities such as <br />tennis courts, baseball backstops, and similar <br />facilities, provided the facility is considered an <br />accessory structure for purposes of review and <br />building permit issuance and provided that the fence <br />location shall conform to all principal building <br />setbacks. Natural screening pursuant to Section <br />37.100 shall be placed between any such fence and <br />any abutting residential property line located <br />within 30 feet of the fence.