City of Norris v. Bradford

Section 32.1(e) of the zoning ordinance of the City of Norris prohibits the erection of fences in the front yards of residences in districts which the ordinance has designated as residential, unless its Board of Zoning Appeals, acting under the authority of Section 32.2 (i) gives its permission. In that event, the height of such front yard fence is limited to three (3) feet. The Chancellor adjudged this prohibition to be a violation of the due process clauses of the Tennessee Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, and of the 14th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, respectively, in that it is…