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Informal Review of 1721 Heritage Street Resident would like to construct a fence as shown by the dotted line. The ordinance (below) would allow what is in the solid blue line. § 156.111 FENCES AND SPECIAL PRIVACY SCREENING. (A)General regulations. (1) All fences shall be located a minimum of two feet from any property line of the fence owner unless the owner of the adjoining property agrees, in writing, that the fence may be erected on the property line of the respective properties. This agreement shall be submitted at the time of building permit application. (a) Fences shall be located a minimum of two feet from a property line adjoining a street right of way and may not be located in any drainage or utility easement except where permission has been granted by the City through an encroachment agreement. (b)No fence other than a decorative fence may be constructed in a front yard. As used herein, the term DECORATIVE FENCE means a wrought iron fence, wood or vinyl vertical post and wood horizontal rail fence with no more than three rails or a wood or vinyl picket type fence with at least two inches of open space between each picket. All decorative fences shall have at least 40% of the surface area of the fence open. (2)No residential fence may exceed six feet in height and no decorative fence in the front yard may exceed 36 inches in height. (a) Where a corner lot abuts an adjacent property's front yard, the fence shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the adjoining property line, unless the fence is a decorative fence not exceeding three feet in height. (b) Residential corner lots shall only have one front yard for the purpose of fences and that shall be the side that has the front entrance to the home. (c) In no event shall any fence be closer than fifteen feet to a curb or street pavement. (d) Any fence that is not a decorative fence shall be set back behind a line between a point ten feet behind the outermost front corner of the principal structure and the nearest point on the adjoining side property line.