| Location |
Front Yard |
Interior Side Yard |
Street Side Yard |
Rear Yard |
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Maximum Height*
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4 ft.
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8 ft.
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8 ft.
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8 ft.
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Minimum Setback from Property Line*
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0 ft., but at least 6 in. from sidewalk, if present;
5 ft. from streets, if no sidewalk
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0 ft.
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0 ft., but at least 6 in. from sidewalk, if present;
5 ft. from streets, if no sidewalk
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0 ft., but at least 6 in. from sidewalk, if present;
5 ft. from streets, if no sidewalk
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*Fences and Garden Wall setback and placement requirements shall also follow the requirements of Section 12-11-208 of the Land Development Code, Sight Triangle and Sight Distance Requirements.
Materials used for fences and garden walls shall be durable, and of a character commonly used in residential applications, including:
- Wood, provided that it will be durable using a weather resistant species, split rail design, wood that is treated with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved preservatives or finished (painted or stained and sealed);
- Ornamental wrought iron or powder-coated aluminum;
- Vinyl;
- Composite materials; or
- Masonry (brick, finished concrete, split face concrete masonry units, or stone).
- Chain link fences are permitted only in interior side yards and rear yards that are not also street yards.
Barbed wire cradles facing inward toward the property may be placed on top of fences enclosing neighborhood or regional utility buildings or wherever the Director finds that such are necessary to address a demonstrated security interest.
Welded wire, agricultural fences and chicken wire fences are only allowed in the AG district and in NC district on lots where such fences exist on the effective date; or on the inside of split rail fences in interior side, street side, and/or rear yards, provided that it does not exceed the height of the fence.
The following materials are not allowed as fence or garden wall components: scrap lumber, plywood, tree branches, tree trunks, sheet metal, plastic or fiberglass sheets, barbed wire (except as provided in subsection 3, above), spikes, nails, or other comparable sharp points, or fabric and/or mesh as a primary fence component.
The fence, finished side shall face out toward any trail, open space, park or adjacent rights-of-way.