Bowling Green fences are regulated by the Warren County/Joint Zoning Ordinance, administered by the City-County Planning Commission. In single-family residential districts (RR, R-E, RS-1A through RS-1D), a fence may be built to the property line with a 0-foot setback (table at Sec. 4.4.5.B). Accessory structures, except fences 4 feet or less in height, may not extend beyond the front of the principal structure (Sec. 4.4.5.E.1). In commercial districts the maximum fence height in the front yard is 4 feet in NB, GB, OP-R, and OP-C and 6 feet in CB and HB (Sec. 4.6.8.J.1).
Warren County/Joint Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.4.5.E.1 states: 'No accessory building or structure shall extend beyond the front of the principal structure, excluding fences 4 feet or less in height.' Fences taller than 4 feet must therefore stay behind the front building line in the R-E, RR, and all RS-1 districts. The setback table in Sec. 4.4.5.B lists the Fence setback as 0 feet for every single-family district (RR, R-E, RS-1A, B, C, D and MHP), meaning a fence may be installed on the property line itself, subject to sight-distance rules in Sec. 1.14. Sec. 4.4.5.C.7 (Setbacks and Yards) sets a 25-foot front-yard building setback for the RS districts; the fence height limitation in front of that line is the 4-foot rule in 4.4.5.E.1. In commercial zones, Sec. 4.6.8.J.1 reads: 'Maximum fence height in the front yard of the NB, GB, OP-R, OP-C zones is 4 feet. Maximum fence height in the front yard of the CB and HB zones is 6 feet. There is no height limitation for fences located in the front yard of property zoned P (Public).' In Light Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) districts, Sec. 4.7.3.J.3 states: 'Fences in industrial zones are not subject to the principal or accessory structure setbacks or height limitations, but must adhere to the sight distance requirements in Section 1.14 of this Ordinance.' On agriculturally zoned land 2 acres or greater, fences do not require a permit and are exempt from accessory structure setback requirements (Sec. 4.3.6).
A fence taller than 4 feet erected forward of the front face of the principal residence in an RS or R-E district violates Sec. 4.4.5.E.1 and may be required to be lowered or moved back of the front building line. Fences that block sight-distance triangles under Sec. 1.14 must be relocated regardless of zone. Zoning enforcement is handled by the City-County Planning Commission and the Bowling Green Building Inspector.
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