ordinance
Ordinances-2022-499 - Zoning Code Amendment - Section 5.03
Page 1 of 3
Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2022-
499
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TIFFIN ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 5,
FENCE AND HEDGE REGULATIONS, SUBSECTION 5.
03, REGARDING THE
ALLOWED LOCATION OF FENCES
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa:
Section 1. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Tiffin
Zoning Ordinance, Section 5, Fence and Hedge Regulations, Subsection 5.
03,
regarding the allowed location of fences.
Section 2. Amendment. Section 03 - Location, is hereby amended as
5.
follows:
SECTION 03
5.
LOCATION
03
5. LOCATION.
A. Fences and hedges must be located so that no part thereof is within
three feet of an alley or three feet of a street right-
way.without City
of-
permission
of bo be f
B. If a fenceugrea..
i.
iiieia+ c:
a e th e t
eo
ty
f h.,
property but it must be w min;
mu,, of thr t ty
Y' ..
t.._, .., .., ... .....
.. rccfrom the
riuz-
rrcrizzrr
rvPcrc,-
zxrre, a
ro. l'
Unless a fence is entered into pursuant to Section 5.
agreement b),
02( above, a
permitted fence shall be located entirely within the confines of the property lot
lines under the stipulations of item A. Hedges and bushes must stay three feet
off of all property lot lines and shall also follow the stipulations of item A.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this
ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication
shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section,
provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. When Effective. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final
passage, approval, and posting as provided by law.
On the 15th day of November 2022, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City
Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Olney introduced Ordinance No. 2022-
499, and moved that it be given its first reading. The motion was seconded by
Councilperson Orris.
Sources
- laserfiche: Ordinances-2022-499 - Zoning Code Amendment - Section 5.03 (Ordinances-2022-499 - Zoning Code Amendment - Section 5.03.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
Data last updated October 15, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.