Division 17.32 — FENCES; TRASH ENCLOSURES; CORNER

Sections:

17.32.010 Fence, wall, retaining wall, hedge, terracing

17.32.020 Trash enclosure

17.32.030 Corner obstructions

17.32.010 Fence, wall, retaining wall, terracing. ¶

A fence, wall, retaining wall, or terracing is subject to these height limit and design review permit requirements:

	Height, measured from exiting or proposed grade; Design review permit requirement
Retaining wall, with or without guardrail	Maximum 30 inches. (No design review permit required.) If more than 30 inches, requires a design review permit under division 17.66.
Fence, wall, or a combination of either with a retaining wall within 24 inches
Within street setback	Requires a design review permit under division 17.66 for any height.
Other areas	If 6 feet or less: exempt from design review permit. If more than 6 feet high, requires a design review permit, under division 17.66. If more than 8 feet high, requires a design review permit, under division 17.66, with notification requirements ofdivision 17.62.
Trash enclosure	(See general requirements in subsection B.1, below.)
Within street setback	No building permit or design review permit required if the enclosure complies with section 17.32.020, subsections A and B below. Otherwise requires design review permit under division 17.66.
Other areas	No building permit or design review permit required if the enclosure complies with section 17.32.020 B below.
Terracing	Design review is not required if a series of one or more retaining walls and fences, at least 24 inches apart, on a single slope is designed so that no single wall or fence exceeds the height limits in this subsection.

(Ord. 743 N.S., 05/2018)

17.32.020 Trash enclosure. ¶

A. General requirement. A trash enclosure must be:

a solid fence, wall, or combination of fence and retaining wall at least four feet in height and up to six feet in height; or
an open fence up to six feet in height in combination with dense, evergreen landscaping at least four feet in height at maturity and up to any height; or

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dense, evergreen landscaping at least four feet in height at maturity and up to any height.

B. Standards. A design review permit is not required, but a trash enclosure within a street setback will be reviewed at the planning counter for compliance with this chapter and the Piedmont Design Standards and Guidelines (Trash Enclosures). The enclosure must be:

located as far away from the street as possible;
as small as is necessary to enclose the carts;
as low in height as necessary to adequately screen the carts; and
designed in compliance with the Piedmont Design Standards and Guidelines.

(Ord. 769 N.S., 10/2023)

17.32.030 Corner obstructions. ¶

No fence, wall, retaining wall, hedge, or vegetation may be erected or grown in the front or street side yard of a corner lot to a height of more than three feet within the sight distance zone, a triangular area formed by measuring 30 feet along the front and side lot lines along the right-ofway from their “extended” intersection and connecting these two points, or as otherwise may be approved by the Planning Commission.

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