Section 110-470. fences, walls and hedges.
(a) fences, walls and hedges may be permitted in any yard, except as specified in section 110-469, provided the following height and placement restrictions shall apply:
(1) In any residential district (R-1, R-2 or R-3), no fence, wall or hedge in any side or rear yard shall be over six feet in height or over four feet in height if within 25 feet of any yard abutting any public right-of-way, unless otherwise specified in this section;
(2) In any residential district (R-1, R-2, R-3) where property abuts a public beach access parking area, the fence, wall or hedge in a side, rear or front yard which abuts the public parking area shall not exceed six feet in height;
(3) In any residential district (R-1, R-2, R-3) where property has a permanent swimming pool installed in a side or rear yard which abuts a public right of way, the fence, wall or hedge in said side or rear yard shall not exceed six feet in height;
(4) In any commercial (C-1) and industrial (M-1) districts, no fence, wall or hedge in any side or rear yard shall be over eight feet in height or over four feet in height if within 25 feet of any yard abutting any public right-of-way. When the boundary of a commercial or industrial zoning district abuts any residential zoning district, the maximum height of a fence, wall or hedge shall be six feet; and
(b) No wall shall be built along unimproved property boundaries until and unless the owner has obtained and paid for a building permit for the principal structure.
(c) All concrete boundary walls are to be finished by stuccoing or painting in neutral colors at the time they are constructed.
(d) No words or symbols, other than street addresses and names of occupants in residential districts, shall be permitted on exterior boundary walls. If there are such non-allowed words or symbols, they shall be covered within seven days of notification to the owner by the city.