Anderson's Zoning Guide distinguishes open fences from solid, privacy, and vision-blocking fences by location rather than banning specific materials. Solid or privacy fences are barred from front/street yards and clear-sight triangles; buffer fences must be solid vision-block.
Anderson regulates fences chiefly by opacity and placement. Only open fences are permitted between any street and the principal-building line, so solid, privacy, or vision-blocking fences are not allowed in front/street-facing yards or within the clear-sight triangle at intersections and driveways. Where a business or industrial district adjoins residential, the required buffer must be a solid vision-block fence seven feet high (or a six-foot screen planting). The code does not impose a general prohibition on standard materials like wood, vinyl, chain-link, or masonry in side and rear yards, provided height and vision-clearance limits are met.
A solid or privacy fence installed where only open fences are allowed, or within a clear-sight triangle, is a zoning violation requiring removal or modification.
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