Missouri Court of Appeals December 12, 2006, ED 87223 (Crenshaw v. Maguire)

KENNETH M. ROMINES, Judge.

Introduction

This case disproves Robert Frost’s rule that “good fences make good neighbors.” The burning question is whether, under an Elsberry, Mo. zoning ordinance, an ordinary chain-link fence is a “building” or a “solid fence,” and thus, whether such a fence must be placed no less than 7.5 feet from a homeowner’s property line.