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198 Zephyrhills - Land Development Code of satisfactory evidence of the need to exceed height (B) For corner lots located in residentially zoned standards districts, a six= foot' fence _is permitted; on the property line of the secondary front yard provided the clear (E) In areas where the property faces two sight triangle is maintained. roadways or is located in any other area construed to be a corner lot, no fence shall be located in the clear (C) Office /professional district. In the office/ sight triangle. A clear sight triangle is required to professional district a six -foot fence shall be permitted maintain a minimum of 200 feet sight distance for provided the clear sight triangle is maintained. motorists at all intersections of roadways or roadways and railroads. The minimum clear sight triangle area is formed by the center lines of intersecting roadways § 7.07.04 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS IN and a diagonal line connecting points on the center COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. lines which are 90 feet from the intersection of center lines. The clear sight triangle must be free from (A) In commercial and industrial districts an obstructions such as walls, fences, plants, landscape eight -foot fence shall be permitted provided the clear materials or parked vehicles in excess of 30 inches sight triangle is maintained. above the abutting roadway. (B) For security purposes, fences in commercial (F) The finished side of any fence or wall shall and industrial districts may be topped with barbed wire face the adjoining lot or right -of -way. of not more than three strands, provided the lowest strand is not less than six and one -half feet above (G) No fence or hedge shall be construed or grade. The wire shall not overhang adjacent property. installed in such a manner as to interfere with drainage on the site. § 7.07.05 PERMIT REQUIRED. (H) Any fence, wall or hedge which becomes dilapidated or unsafe or is damaged in excess of 30% (A) All persons desiring to construct any fence or of its total shall be ordered removed by the Building wall must first obtain a permit from the Building Official. Department. All applications shall include a plot plan showing the location of all streets, easements, property (I) Any nonconforming fence damaged in excess lines and buildings. Permit fees shall be based on the of 30 % shall be removed in its entirety or if rebuilt the value of construction with a minimum fee to be reconstruction shall place the entire fence in determined by the Building Official. conformance with this code. (B) The property owner, prior to construction of any fence or wall, shall assume the responsibility for § 7.07.03 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS IN determining by survey the correct boundaries of the RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. property to be fenced and the existence of any easement or rights -of -way that exist. Failure to (A) On residentially zoned property, fences, provide the Building Department with complete and walls and hedges may be erected, planted or accurate information when applying for a permit shall maintained to a height not exceeding six feet in the be sufficient cause for the Building Official to order required side and rear yards, except that portion of the the removal of any construction not in compliance with fence or wall within; the required' front yard setback this code. Zephyrhills Land Development Code - 43 - shall not exceed four feet.