A. Applicability. The regulations in this article apply to walls and fences on residential or nonresidential property. These regulations do not apply to sound walls along arterial streets.
B. Measurement of height of fences and walls. The height of a wall or fence is measured from the highest point of the fence or wall to the adjacent finish grade. Where the finish grades differ on each side of the wall or fence, such as when the wall or fence is also used as a soil retaining structure, the height is measured from the higher adjacent finish grade.
C. Clear zones; driveways within setbacks on local streets. On local streets, notwithstanding sections 17.620.110.A.1 and A.2, a wall or fence, including those constructed with tubular steel or wrought iron, may not exceed 3.5 feet in height within the triangular areas next to the intersection of the driveway and the front-yard or the street side-yard curb. This triangular area, as shown in Exhibit A, is defined by the following three lines: (1) the edge of the driveway that meets the right-of-way; (2) either the back of the sidewalk or the right-of-way line closest to the driveway, whichever is furthest from the street centerline; and (3) a line connecting the following two points: (i) the point on the back of sidewalk or the right-of-way line, whichever is furthest from the street centerline, that is 10 feet from the edge of the driveway, and (ii) the point along the edge of the driveway 10 feet from the back of the sidewalk or the right-of-way line, whichever is furthest from the street centerline. The back of the sidewalk is the edge of the sidewalk furthest from the street centerline.
Exhibit A
D. Maintenance. Maintenance of the wall or fence is the responsibility of the owner of the property on which the fence or wall is located.
E. Nonconforming wall or fence. A property owner may repair, maintain, or replace in the same location a wall or fence that does not conform to these regulations if the wall or fence was constructed prior to February 14, 1980. (Ord. 2021-0024 § 34; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)