Needles Municipal Code § 99.08 Fences, Walls, Hedges And Berms

Fences are required under various provisions of this part and other laws, including, but not limited to, the screening and protection of parking areas, storage areas, swimming and therapeutic pools, and utility facilities. Such required fences together with the facilities and activities required to be enclosed shall be located so as not to conflict with open space and yard setback requirements. In the case of utility facilities subject to fencing requirements pursuant to state law which unavoidably conflict with the requirements of this part, the state requirements shall prevail. Approved fence material shall consist of chain link, wood, decorative rock, wrought iron, masonry wall in residential zones. Fences or devices utilizing galvanized, corrugated or interlocking metal sheets shall require a Special Use Permit. (Ord. No. 556-AC.)

1. The maximum height of fences between two or more residential uses in residential zones shall be seven (7) feet, and the maximum height of any fence shall be fifteen (15) feet except where a greater height is required for sight-screening or noise reduction. The maximum height of a fence within the front setback shall be four (4) feet. In all setback areas, fences more than (4) feet in height shall be permitted only when approved under the site plan review procedure and subject to the terms of such approval. Other walls and fence regulations include: 1. Walls and fences within the front setback shall not exceed 4 feet in height. 2. Walls and fences height shall be measured from the highest grade. Prohibited fence materials in the residential and mixed-use zones include: sharp-edge, barbed wire, razor wire, and electrically charged fences.
   2. In all nonresidential zones, fences more than six (6) feet in height shall be permitted only when approved under the site plan review procedure and subject to the terms of such approval. (Ord. 427-AC)

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 663-AC on 10/24/2023

In any multifamily zone (including the CRR zone), in connection with any development other than a residential use of not more than three (3) dwelling units, an ornamental fence shall be provided along any property line of the subject property which abuts a single-family residential zone. Within the front yard area, such fence shall conform to the limitations and requirements for fences in front yards. Elsewhere, such fence shall be a solid fence not less than six (6) feet high and not more than seven (7) feet high. (Ord. 427-AC.)

1. In any commercial or industrial zone, any open use (a use not including a main building) shall be fenced and landscaped along any street frontage in the same manner as required for parking areas.
   2. In any commercial or industrial zone, in connection with any development, an ornamental solid masonry fence shall be provided along any property line of the subject property which abuts any residential zone. Within the front yard such fence shall have the maximum height allowed for fences in

the front yard in the abutting residential zone. Elsewhere, such fence shall be not less than six (6) feet high and not more than seven (7) feet high. (Ord. 427-AC.)

Where a fence is required along a property line and an existing fence is located on the opposite side of the property line, the city planner may suspend the requirement for the fence on the subject property to the extent he finds the adjacent existing fence substantially serves the purposes of the fence requirement. Such suspension shall be subject to a recorded agreement running with the land, satisfactory to the city planner, executed by the owner of the subject property, guaranteeing the construction of the required fence at such time as the fence on the adjacent property is removed or no longer found acceptable by the city planner. (Ord. 427-AC)