Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Barbed wire and electric fences prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
There shall be no barbed wire or electric fences.
- Fences in residential zones behind front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Fences in residential zones shall be erected behind the front yard setback.
- Fence setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from perimeter lot lines1 ft
Fences must be one or more feet off of perimeter lot lines.
- Flammable materials prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No fragile, readily flammable material (such as, paper, cloth, or canvas) shall constitute a part of any fence.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in commercial/residential zones6 ft
Fences shall not exceed a height of six feet...
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for industrial/public playgrounds/institutions/schools14 ft
Fences surrounding industrial sites, public playgrounds, institutions or schools may not exceed a height of 14 feet.
From the ordinance
Fences shall not exceed a height of six feet, as measured from the topmost point thereof to the ground or surface, along the centerline of the fence, in a commercial or residential zone, except that fences may be permitted to a height above six feet with a conditional use permit.