Ordinance 3220-11 - Laserfiche WebLink

C. All corner building sites located in use districts that require a front and a side yard shall maintain a clear triangle at the intersection of the street and/or alley rights-of-way for the purpose of traffic safety. No building, structure, object or growth over thirty-six inches in height, measured from the mean grade of the intersecting streets, shall be allowed within this triangle. One angle of this triangle shall be formed by the intersecting street rights-of-way and the sides of the triangle measured along the property lines from said angle shall be fifteen feet in length; the third side of such triangle shall be a straight line connecting the ends of the two aforementioned lines. D. Retaining Walls and Berms. Fences placed on top of berms shall be constructed so as not to exceed the maximum height allowed if the berm were not there. Fences placed upon rockeries or retaining walls shall be permitted to be constructed to the maximum allowable fence height above the rockery or retaining wall, provided the rockery or retaining wall does not exceed a height of six feet. Fences constructed on top of retaining walls which are greater than six feet in height shall not exceed a maximum fence height of forty-two inches. E. Barbed Wire, Razor Wire, and Other Similar Dangerous Fence Materials. Such materials are not permitted in any residential zone except for security facilities around utility or communications facilities, or other special property uses. In commercial and industrial zones, these fencing materials are permitted only atop a fence or wall at least six feet in height. Such fencing material shall not be conspicuously visible from arterial streets or residentially zoned properties. F. Electric Fences. Electric fences are permitted only in the A-1 zone. G. Fences within the Core Residential area must also comply with EMC 19.33G.080.B.4. If there is a conflict between this Section and EMC 19.33G080.B.4,the provisions of EMC 19.33G.080.B.4 shall control. Section 4. Severability Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any person or situation, be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. General Duty It is expressly the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of 9