Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Chain link fencing prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in residential yards visible from public right-of-way
No chain link fencing shall be permitted in any residential yard where it is visible from the public right-of-way.
- Wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for commercial abutting residential front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
A decorative block wall of three feet in height shall be constructed where a commercial property line abuts the side of the front yard setback of a residential property.
- Minimum distance of gate opening from intersection30 ft
The gate opening shall not be located less than 30 feet from an intersection.
- Maximum lattice extension heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
A lattice extension of a wall shall be no higher than the lesser of two feet in height, or a total height for the wall plus lattice extension of eight feet.
- Lattice extension prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
A lattice extension is not permitted within the front setback area.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. along public streets8 ft
The maximum height of a wall, fence, hedge, or lattice, or any combination of along an arterial highway, a local street, or other public easement shall be eight feet.
- Building permit required for block walls over 3 feet3 ft
All block walls over three feet high and any extension to existing block walls shall require building permits.
- Required residential wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
For all new developments, a decorative masonry block wall of at least six feet in height and six inches thick shall be constructed so as to be centered on all side and rear property lines.
- Wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for residential adjacent to nonresidential8 ft
A decorative block wall of at least eight feet in height, and using at a minimum a six-inch-wide block, shall be constructed adjacent to all side and rear yard property lines, where a residential district or use is adjacent to a nonresidential district or use.
From the ordinance
The maximum height of a wall, fence, hedge, or lattice, or any combination of along an arterial highway, a local street, or other public easement shall be eight feet unless otherwise approved by a precise plan.