§ 27-607. Fencing.
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1.Fences.A.Front, side and rear yard requirements do not apply to fences or walls six feet and under in height above the natural grade of the required yard area; nor do they apply to terraces, steps, uncovered porches or other similar features not over three feet high above the level of the floor of the ground story. Where fences are erected directly on the property line or within three feet of the property line, the height of the fence shall be measured from the average grade levels between the two properties.B.Where new fences are erected parallel to a neighbor's existing residential building wall that contains windows to habitable spaces, any solid board or similar visually obstructed fence erected within 10 feet of said wall shall not project any higher than the top of the windowsill (basement windows excluded). All fences and walls shall have a maximum height of six feet.
Added by Ord. 2235, 7/8/2014