Sarasota Municipal Code, Article VII, Regulations and Enforcement, Division 11, Fences and Walls, Section 1101, Fences and Walls
a)(1) Fences and walls up to a maximum of six and one-half feet in height are permitted in the front, rear and side setbacks in all zone districts, except as may otherwise be provided below.
(b)(1) Open mesh or open chain link fences, up to a maximum of ten feet in height, are permitted in front, rear and side setbacks in G, IGD, IHD, CI, I and ILW zone districts.
(2) Open mesh or open chain link fences, up to a maximum of ten feet in height, are permitted in rear and side setbacks in G, ICD zone districts.
(4) In the DTN zone district, fences and hedges at the first layer of a lot shall not exceed four feet in height and fences shall be wrought iron, aluminum or painted/stained wood or simulated wood pickets with a minimum one and three quarter-inch spacing with pickets no more than four inches wide. Fences and walls at other layers shall not exceed six and one-half feet in height and shall be painted/stained wood or simulated wood, coated chain link, wrought iron, aluminum, or masonry (finished on both sides).
(d) Ornamental decorations and light fixtures not exceeding 18 inches in height above the maximum six and one-half feet height limit may be allowed on pillars or supports for any fence or wall.
Sec. VII-303. – Buffer requirements and installation standards.
(e)(6) Use of fences, walls, berms, and hedges when not required in a specific buffer type. Any combination of additional fences, walls, or berms may be used to supplement required trees, shrubs in required buffers. All chain–link fencing shall have all components vinyl coated (i.e., either green, black or brown vinyl). Chain link fences shall be accompanied by planting of a vine or shrub for each ten-foot section of fence so that the foliage will grow to create a fence that will be at least 60 percent opaque.
Division 6. – Additional Use and Development Standards, Section 602, Specific standards for certain uses
(7) Tower and antenna design and construction requirements. New or replacement towers and antennas shall meet the following design and construction requirements:
a. As it relates to towers and facilities not located within public rights-of-way, the base of the tower, anchors, and any accessory facility or building shall be substantially screened from view from public streets. As it relates to all towers and related facilities, the base of the tower, anchors and any accessory facility or building shall be substantially screened from view from adjoining and nearby protected residential properties. Such screening shall include a combination of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, with recognition of CPETD principles, except when the city commission determines a design of non-vegetated screening better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood. The use of all types of barbed wire, razor wire, and similar items is prohibited. No types of chain link fencing shall be used as buffering or screening material.