Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum attached fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
such structures, when attached to a principal building, may not exceed eight feet in height when clearly incidental to a function of the building rather than a site improvement.
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
No such wall, fence or obstruction within a front yard shall exceed a height of 3½ feet as measured from grade at the front property line in a residential district.
- Maximum side/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
No such wall, fence or obstruction other than landscaping in a side or rear yard shall exceed an average height of six feet in a residential district.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence types
No such walls, fences or other obstructions shall be electrified, barbed or secured in a dangerous manner in any residential district.
From the ordinance
No such wall, fence or obstruction within a front yard shall exceed a height of 3½ feet... No such wall, fence or obstruction other than landscaping in a side or rear yard shall exceed an average height of six feet...