All fences, walls, bushes or hedges shall not exceed the heights listed herein. Height shall be measured from the grade of the property upon which the fence, wall, bush or hedge is located, measured at a point one foot therefrom. In no case, however, when the adjacent property is lower in grade than the property upon which the fence, wall, bush or hedge is located may the allowable height thereof, when measured from the grade of such adjacent property at the property line, exceed the above permitted height by more than three feet. Front yard area shall be that portion of the property as required by the Zoning and Land Development Regulations.
(A) Fences and walls.
(1) Residential Zone.
(a) Front yard area – four feet.
(b) Side yard area – six feet.
(c) Rear yard area – six feet.
(d) Rear or interior side yards adjacent to non-residentially zoned property – eight feet.
(2) Non-residential Zone.
(a) Front yard area – eight feet.
(b) Rear yard area – eight feet.
(c) Interior side yard area(s) – eight feet.
(B) Bushes and hedges.
(1) Residential Zone.
(a) Front yard area – no height restriction, except for bushes and hedges located within view triangle, wherein division (D) below shall apply.
(b) Side yard area – no height restriction, except for bushes and hedges located within view triangle, wherein division (D) below shall apply.
(c) Rear yard area – no height restriction.
(2) Non-residential Zone.
(a) Front yard area – no height restriction, except for bushes and hedges located within view triangle, wherein division (D) below shall apply.
(b) Side yard area – no height restriction, except for bushes and hedges located within view triangle, wherein division (D) below shall apply.
(c) Rear yard area – no height restriction.
(C) Corner setback area (all zones).
(1) The corner setback area is the area lying adjacent to a street or alley as delineated by a line connecting points measured 25 feet distant along the property lines from the intersection of a street or six feet along the property lines at the intersection of an alley and a street.
(2) The height of bushes, hedges, fences and walls located within corner setback area is restricted to two feet. Fences may be constructed to a height of four feet within the corner setback area when it is determined by the City Engineer or his/her designee that such height does not constitute a visual barrier.
(D) View triangle area (all zones).
(1) The view triangle is the area adjacent to an access way and the private property line where the access way intersects a street. For properties in which the property line parallel to the street and adjacent to the subject access way is located less than 12 feet from the street, the view triangle area is delineated by a line connecting points measured 12 feet distant along the property line from the intersection of the access way and 12 feet distant along the access way, as depicted in Diagram A. For properties in which the property line parallel to the street and adjacent to the subject access way is located more than 12 feet from the street, the view triangle area is delineated by a line connecting points measured 12 feet distant along the property line from the intersection of the access way and six feet distant along the access way, as depicted in Diagram B.
(2) All fences, walls, bushes, hedges, and any other landscaping or plant material, within the view triangle shall provide unobstructed cross visibility at a level between 30 inches and 72 inches above ground level.
(3) Trees having over 72 inches of clear trunk with limbs and foliage trimmed in such a manner as not to extend into the view triangle shall be permitted within said areas, provided they in no way impede visibility. No landscaping elements, except for required grass or ground cover, shall be located closer than 36 inches from the edge of any vehicular travel lane.
(E) Trees having over six feet of clear trunk with limbs and foliage trimmed in such a manner as not to extend into the cross visibility area shall be permitted in said areas, provided they in no way create a traffic hazard. No landscaping elements, except for required grass or ground cover, shall be located closer than three feet from the edge of any access way. Plant Material and ground covers which are listed in the City of Hollywood Landscape Manual and are not over two feet in overall height may be located in the swale areas.
(‘72 Code, § 17-14) (Ord. O-66-151, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-79-15, passed 4-17-79; Am. Ord. O-79-70, passed 12-19-79; Am. Ord. O-2011-05, passed 2-2-11)