Anderson's Zoning Guide allows fences, latticework screens, hedges, or walls up to seven feet high in a required side or rear yard. Front-yard hedges are capped at three feet, and only open fences are allowed in front-yard areas along the street.
Under the City of Anderson Zoning Guide (Section 3, General Provisions), fences, latticework screens, hedges, or walls not more than seven feet high may be located in the required side or rear yard. A hedge in any front yard may not exceed three feet. Only open (non-solid) fences are permitted in the yard area between any street and lines extending along the principal building. On corner lots, only open fences are permitted between the streets and the building line. Vision clearance on corner lots must be preserved. Fences of any height are allowed only in connection with an agricultural use.
Zoning violations are enforced by the Department of Municipal Development; noncompliant fences must be corrected, removed, or brought into conformance, with appeals heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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