Division 17.32 — FENCES; TRASH ENCLOSURES; CORNER OBSTRUCTIONS
Piedmont Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Piedmont
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 |
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|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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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