Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Barbed wire prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No barbed wire shall be permitted.
- Maximum obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in corner lot vision triangle3 ft
On corner lots in residential districts, there shall be no planting, fence or obstruction to vision more than three feet high, less than 20 feet from the intersection of two street lines.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts6 ft
No fence in any residential district shall exceed six feet in height.
- 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.42 in
Any fence located in a front yard in any district shall not exceed 42 inches in height, unless the surface of at least 50% of the area of the fence over 42 inches tall is uncovered to allow visibility through the fence.
From the ordinance
No fence in any residential district shall exceed six feet in height. Any fence located in a front yard in any district shall not exceed 42 inches in height, unless the surface of at least 50% of the area of the fence over 42 inches tall is uncovered to allow visibility through the fence. On corner lots in residential districts, there shall be no planting, fence or obstruction to vision more than three feet high, less than 20 feet from the intersection of two street lines.