Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
No fence in any location may exceed six feet
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 5 feet of street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.4 ft
A fence located within five feet of a property line/right-of-way boundary with street frontage must be constructed completely of an open material... and shall not exceed a height of four feet.
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. elsewhere8 ft
Elsewhere, a retaining wall shall be no higher than eight feet.
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near property line4 ft
A retaining wall shall be limited to four feet if it is: (1) within ten feet of any property line; or (2) in the minimum required yard setback for the subject lot, whichever is greater.
- Minimum separation between retaining walls or fences4 ft
Unless there is a minimum horizontal separation of at least four feet between individual retaining walls or fences and retaining walls, a grouping of walls and a grouping of one or more walls and fences shall be seen as a single structure for determining height limits.
From the ordinance
No fence in any location may exceed six feet, except for sports court fences... A fence located within five feet of a property line/right-of-way boundary with street frontage must be constructed completely of an open material... and shall not exceed a height of four feet.