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SCREENING AND FENCING
SECTION 17.360
Current with Ordinance 2016-04
A. Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of this Section to improve the well being of the community by the control of fencing, and
the requiring of proper screening to enhance visual surroundings by screening out unsightly views and conditions, to increase the quality of
living by upgrading conditions within the City of Spring Hill, to protect the residential community by affording a level of privacy and at the same
time establishing better controls to the business and commercial areas. It is desirable to encourage combinations of elements of appropriate
fencing, land berm and planting barriers and to soften hard transition areas. It is equally desirable to maintain a high degree of traffic safety by
proper location of screening and fencing so that safety will remain paramount. All screening and fencing shall be built using new building
materials that are residential in character and must be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
In addition, the Community Development Recommendations of the Spring Hill Comprehensive Plan will supplement these regulations. The
purpose of the Comprehensive Plan Recommendations is to provide quality and design criteria relating to all development within the City.
B. Where Screening and Fencing is Required. Screening and fencing shall be required at the following locations:
1. All multifamily residential projects, and all commercial, office, industrial, or conditional use projects, shall include on the site plan, a
detailed drawing of enclosure and screening method to be used in connection with trash bins on the property. No trash bin shall be
visible from off the property, and a permanent masonry or frame enclosure shall be provided and maintained for each bin.
2. In any district where a retaining wall is needed because of abrupt changes in the grade, planting and fencing shall form a protective
barrier to prevent loss or injury.
3. Around a swimming pool, as defined in Appendix G of the International Residential Code including portable seasonal pools whether
private or public, shall be a protective fenced enclosure in accordance with Section 4-202.R102.5 of the Code of the City of Spring Hill.
Swimming pools, hot tubs and spas in existence as of the 30
th
day of April, 2008 and protected with a four-foot fence and locking gate
may continue their current level of pool protection provided the fence and gate are in good repair. Any substantial repair,
maintenance or replacement of the fence or gate must be in compliance with Section 4-202.R102.5 of the Code of the City of Spring
Hill. (Ord. 2008-13)
4. Around and about hazardous areas, holes, new construction, etc. whether temporary or permanently necessary to protect against
intrusion, for control or to give a degree of privacy or whatever reason, to protect the public from a hazardous situation.
5. In Districts C-O through M-1 all buildings shall provide screening of roof clutter, including mechanical equipment, fans, vents, flues,
antenna, and satellite dishes.
6. Where it is deemed necessary as a solution to a problem by either the Planning Commission or Governing Body.
(Ord. 2002-07; 2006-48; 2007-24; 2009-21)
C. Where Screening and Fencing is Prohibited. This zoning ordinance prohibits the erection of a continuous fence more than two feet high in
the front yard or side yard abutting a street except: 1) in the AG and R-R district where a see-through fence with a height of four feet or less would be
allowed; or 2) in the MP and M-1 district where a security fence would be allowed; or 3) the zoning administrator may approve a portion of a fence to
be built in the street side yard of a corner lot to screen outdoor mechanical equipment associated with the structure, walkout doors toward the back
of the side building line or other unusual cases as deemed appropriate; or 4) in the R-1 and R-2 districts a fence not to exceed six feet in height may
be erected in the side and/or rear yard no closer to the abutting side street than three feet measured from the property line, provided such fence shall
not be erected in the vision triangle. In addition, this ordinance prohibits the erection of a fence with a height greater than six feet in Districts R-R
through MH. Further, in the interest of safety, every attempt should be made to eliminate blind corners near all drive and street intersections. (Also
see Section 17.348 - Site Distance on Corner Lots.) Nothing herein shall discourage or prohibit the landscaping, planting, screening and the erection
of stand alone decorative fences no taller than three feet in the front yard that are not hazardous to traffic.
(Ord 2016-04)
To provide for continuity when the side or rear yard of one residential property abuts the front yard of another residential property on a corner lot, the
fence cannot protrude beyond the front building line of the adjacent lot.
Exception: The Chief Building Inspector may approve the placement of a fence on a corner lot closer to the street than the front building line
of the adjacent lot provided all of the following are met:
1. The fence shall not be erected closer to the street than the street side setback line of the corner lot.
2. No blind corners are created at drive or street intersections.
(Ord. 2009-21)
D. Maintenance. It is expected that the owners of fences will maintain and keep them in good repair at all times. In addition, the finished
board side must face outward from the property and the post and beams shall be on the inside of the fence. Fences and screening
