Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum distance from street line2 ft
No fence shall be constructed within two feet of any street line.
- Fences prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. except B-1
No fences shall be placed within the front yard areas except in the B-1 district where fences not to exceed three feet in height shall be allowed pursuant to the adopted Main Street guidelines.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in business/residential zones6 ft
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 business or residential zone.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for industrial sites, playgrounds, institutions, schools14 ft
Fences surrounding industrial sites, public playgrounds, institutions, or schools may not exceed a height of 14 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in sight triangle on corner lots3 ft
In the case of corner lots in residential districts, within 25 feet from the intersection of the two street right-of-way lines, there shall be a sight triangle with no planting, fence or obstruction to vision ... more than three feet high.
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 business or residential zone.