11C-908 Wall, Fence or Hedge

Height of fences, hedges or shrubs: No fence or wall or other similar structure shall be erected in any required front, rear or side yard to a height in excess of eight (8) feet except for accessory buildings and structures permitted herein. Where there is a difference in the grade of the properties on either side of a fence or wall, the height of the fence or wall shall be measured from the average elevation of finished grades of the adjoining properties in question at the fence line, except that no fence need be less than forty-two (42) inches in height. Where a retaining wall protects a cut below the natural grade and is located on the line separating lots, such retaining wall may be topped by a fence, wall, or hedge of the same height that would otherwise be permitted at the location if not retaining wall existed. Where a retaining wall contains a fill, the height of the retaining wall built to retain the fill shall be considered as contributing to the permissible height of a fence, solid wall or hedge, providing that in any event a protective fence or wall not more than forty-two (42) inches in height may be erected at the top of the retaining wall.