Sec. 24.1-271(j)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential districts
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Barbed wire prohibition
No barbed wire or electrified or similar type fences shall be permitted except in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural operation.
- Corner visibility standards
fences or walls located on corner lots and adjacent to street/or driveway intersections shall be subject to the visibility standards established in section 24.1-220
- Finished side orientation
when a fence is designed/constructed such that the rails, boards, wire mesh or other nonstructural coverings are attached to only one side of the structural supports (i.e., posts, cross rails, etc.), that side shall be considered the "finished" side and shall face outward towards surrounding properties and rights-of-ways
- 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.4 ft
fences or walls located in front yards shall not exceed four feet (4') in height
- Maximum 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.8 ft
fences or walls located in rear yards shall not exceed eight feet (8') in height
- Maximum side 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
fences or walls located in side yards shall not exceed six feet (6') in height
From the ordinance
Fences or walls in single-family residential districts provided that: (1) fences or walls located in rear yards shall not exceed eight feet (8') in height; (2) fences or walls located in side yards shall not exceed six feet (6') in height; (3) fences or walls located in front yards shall not exceed four feet (4') in height; (4) fences or walls located on corner lots and adjacent to street/or driveway intersections shall be subject to the visibility standards established in section 24.1-220; (5) the above standards shall not be deemed to prohibit any fences or walls which may be required for screening, security or safety purposes by other sections of this chapter; (6) In the case of lots having multiple street frontages which by definition would be considered "front yards," the Zoning Administrator may authorize the installation of fences up to six (6) feet in height, rather than the 4-foot limit specified above, to provide privacy for the side and rear yard areas of the dwelling based on its orientation on the lot; (7) the Zoning Administrator may authorize front and side yard fence heights to be increased to a maximum of eight (8) feet when it is determined that such additional height is necessary to provide screening or buffering of a residential property from an adjacent non-residential use; (8) when a fence is designed/constructed such that the rails, boards, wire mesh or other nonstructural coverings are attached to only one side of the structural supports (i.e., posts, cross rails, etc.), that side shall be considered the "finished" side and shall face outward towards surrounding properties and rights-of-ways. The Zoning Administrator may grant an exception to this requirement upon finding that such orientation is impractical or unnecessary given existing fences or other extenuating circumstances on the adjacent property. (9) No barbed wire or electrified or similar type fences shall be permitted except in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural operation.