(A) A retaining wall not exceeding 18 inches in height may be constructed within the area between the lot line and curbline if situated a distance of not less than two feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk or, if there be no sidewalk, not less than five and one-half feet from the curbline and if, in addition:
(1) The City Manager, or the designee of the City Manager, determine that the wall is reasonably necessary for landscape structural or design purposes; or
(2) The wall is a decorative landscape feature.
(B) Provided, such a retaining wall may be constructed less than two feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk or, if there be no sidewalk, less than five and one-half feet from the curbline (but not within the area in which a sidewalk, conformable in design to existing sidewalks on adjacent property, could be constructed) if the City Manager, or the designee of the City Manager, determine that the wall in such location is reasonably necessary to provide support to soil or to accomplish a coherent or aesthetic grade design.
(Ord. 2681, passed - -1981)