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Bogota City Zoning Code

§ 21A-10.9

Fences.

[Ord. #1007, A8, 10; Ord. #1060, SI; Ord. #1070, SII]
a. 
No fence, wall or retaining wall shall be erected without a building permit;
b. 
Barbed wire and razor wire fencing is prohibited;
c. 
No fence, wall, or retaining wall shall be erected, altered or constructed nor shall any shrubs or bushes be planted in a residential zone which shall exceed six (6') feet in height above ground level, except no such fence, wall, retaining wall, shrubs or bushes exceeding four (4') feet in height shall be permitted in a required front yard;
d. 
No fence, wall or retaining wall shall be erected, altered or constructed nor shall any shrubs or bushes be planted in any nonresidential zone which shall exceed eight (8') feet in height above ground level, except that no fence, wall, retaining wall, shrubs or bushes exceeding six (6') feet in height shall be permitted within a required front yard;
e. 
Notwithstanding the above provisions, if it is demonstrated that a retaining wall of a height greater than set forth in c or d above is necessary, and such demonstration is accomplished as required by the applicable provisions of the MLUL, said retaining wall shall be terraced to enable suitable plantings to be installed along the terrace sections of the retaining wall;
f. 
In the event a fence is placed upon a wall, the total height of said wall and the fence, collectively shall not exceed the height limits prescribed herein. If, however, a fence is placed upon a retaining wall, then the wall, individually, and the fence, individually, shall not exceed the height limits as prescribed in this subsection. Shrubbery and bushes shall not be permitted on a retaining wall unless a fence of height equal to the shrubbery or bushes shall be placed on the retaining wall in accordance with the height restrictions as set forth in this subsection;
g. 
Notwithstanding the above provisions, within any sight triangle, no fence or wall shall be erected, altered or constructed in any zone to exceed a maximum height of thirty (30") inches above the adjacent roadway, or be placed in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight triangle of motorists entering or leaving an intersection. Said triangle shall be formed by the street lines of a corner lot and a line drawn between points along such street lines twenty-five (25') feet distant from their point of intersection;
h. 
The finished side of all fences shall face adjoining property lines and streets;
i. 
Fences around tennis courts shall be exempt from the above height restrictions. Said fence shall not exceed twelve (12') feet in height above ground level, and shall not be closer than ten (10') feet to any side or rear property lines nor be located in any required front yard.