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<br />Page 35 of 41 <br />ATTY/ORD.411/ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS <br />REV: 07-20-15 VR <br />3. Open Fence. A fence, including any gates in such fence, that permits direct vision <br />through at least 80 percent of any one square foot segment of vertical fence <br />surface area. Measured surface area does not include major posts, pilasters, or <br />other structures which provide lateral strength. The open area is uniformly <br />distributed along the fence and is not concentrated in one area. No single <br />component or element of the fence, including lamp posts or pilasters, shall be <br />wider than 12 inches. <br />4. Solid Fence. Any fence that does not qualify as an open fence. <br />B. General Requirements. <br />1. Fence Height. Fence height is measured from the nearest adjoining grade. In the <br />case of differing grades, fences are measured from the highest adjoining grade. <br />Lattice or other decorative elements are counted towards the total fence height. <br />2. Vision Triangles. In order to ensure visibility and safety, no solid fence or hedge <br />exceeding 3 feet in height shall be located within a 15 foot vision triangle on <br />either side of a driveway providing access to required on-site parking or where 2 <br />streets intersect on the corner (refer to Figure 36.3 (Visibility Triangle). <br />3. Prohibited Materials. <br />a. Residential Zoning Districts. Electrically charged fences, barbed wire, <br />razor wire or other types of wire fences are prohibited in residential <br />zones. <br />b. Mixed Use Zoning Districts. Chain link fencing, barbed-wire, razor-wire, <br />and corrugated metal fencing are prohibited in Mixed Use Corridor <br />(MUC), Mixed Use Neighborhood (MUN) and Mixed Use Live Work <br />(MULW) Zoning Districts. <br />C. Location-Specific Requirements. <br />1. Front Yard <br />a. All solid fences located in the required front yard shall not exceed 3 <br />feet in height; <br />b. All open decorative fences and combination solid/open decorative <br />fences located in the required front yard shall not exceed 5 feet in <br />height. Chain link fencing above 3 feet is prohibited in the front yard in <br />residential zoning districts. <br />c. Privately constructed fences are prohibited in the public right-of-way. <br />2. Interior Side and Rear. All fences, regardless of type, are limited to 7 feet in <br />height in the side or rear yards. Such height may be increased to 10 feet in any <br />district except the Professional Office (PO) or any Residential (R) District upon <br />approval of an Architectural Permit. <br />3. Side Yard Adjacent to the Street on Corner Lots. <br />a. Fences are limited to 6 feet in height in the side yard adjacent to the <br />street on corner lots. The fence must be set back from the sidewalk at <br />6.5.A. - Page 37