(a) Fences Between the Street Setback Line and the Lot Line. A fence, wall, or other structure in the nature of a fence located between the street setback line and the lot line, shall be permitted up to four feet in height, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Support posts or columns, not exceeding five feet in height or eighteen inches in width, and pedestrian gates and trellises used as entryway features, not exceeding eight feet in height, three feet in depth or five feet in width shall be permitted.
(b) Fences Beyond Setback Line.
(1) Front Yards and Street Side Yards. A fence, wall, or other structure in the nature of a fence, located beyond the street setback line in a front yard or other street side yard shall not exceed six feet in height, except that, where a street setback line exceeds sixteen feet, such fences or walls may be constructed to within sixteen feet of the lot line.
(2) Interior Side Yards and Rear Yards. A fence, wall or other structure in the nature of a fence, located beyond the street setback line in an interior side yard or rear yard, shall not exceed seven feet in height, except that where a street setback line exceeds sixteen feet, such fences or walls may be constructed to within sixteen feet of the lot line.
(c) Fences on University Avenue. A fence, wall or other structure in the nature of a fence, up to six feet in height, except as otherwise provided in Section 16.24.040, may be located within the front and street side yard setbacks on residential property having street frontage on University Avenue, between Middlefield Road and the eastern city limit, provided that the fence complies with the following:
(1) Fences shall be located on private property, no closer than five feet from the edge of the sidewalk nearest the house;
(2) Structural and decorative posts or columns, not exceeding seven feet in height or eighteen inches in width, and spaced no closer than six feet apart, from center to center, shall be permitted;
(3) The color, material and design of the fence shall be compatible with the architecture of the main dwelling unit on the site;
(4) Screen landscaping and associated irrigation shall be installed and maintained on the street side of the fence;
(5) Fences exceeding four feet in height shall not be located within a triangular area (a "sight distance triangle") measured from a driveway, as shown in Figure 1*. Gates, which when in an open position, are entirely outside of the "sight distance triangle" shall be permitted.
(d) Fences Adjacent to San Francisquito Creek Flood Control Expansion Area. A fence or wall up to ten feet in height may be located at the rear of any single family residential site adjacent to San Francisquito Creek and fronting on Edgewood Drive if the portion of the site subject to a permanent easement in favor of the Santa Clara Valley Water District (or its successor in interest) for flood control purposes is reconfigured after January 1, 2002.
(Ord. 4751 § 2, 2002: Ord. 4224 § 1, 1994: Ord. 3754 § 1 (part), 1987)
* Editor's Note: Figure 1, referred to herein, may be found at this point in a printed edition of this code.