Edison City Zoning Code
§ 37-4.3
Yards; Fences.
[1999 Code § 17.08.030]
a.
No yard or any other open space or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building or buildings on a lot for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building.
b.
No existing yard or existing lot shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created hereafter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
c.
Except as hereinafter specified in this section, yards and courts required under this section shall be entirely free of buildings or parts thereof and parking and storage.
d.
Cornices and eaves may project not to exceed two (2) feet over any required yard or court.
e.
Sills, leaders, belt courses and similar ornamental or structural features may project only four (4) inches into any required yard. Any open fire balcony, fire escape or fire tower may project into a required yard not more than eight (8) feet.
f.
The requirements of this section respecting yards shall not apply to any necessary retaining wall or steps or to any fence or wall which is less than six (6) feet high. In addition to the above, the following shall control the location, height and design of fences:
1.
In any residential zone, no fence shall be permitted in the front yard area which will restrict visibility and be over four (4) feet high. No fence shall exceed six (6) feet in height. On a corner lot, the fencing along the street frontage coincident with the architectural front door, or main dwelling entrance, shall be subject to the same restrictions as for a front yard area. On a corner lot, the fencing along the street frontage not coincident with the architectural front door, or main dwelling entrance, shall be permitted to extend into the front yard setback area for a distance equal to one-half (1/2) of the required front yard setback distance. On a through lot, the fencing along both street frontages shall be subject to the same restrictions as for a front yard area. For the purposes of this section, a "through lot" shall be defined as: an interior lot which fronts upon two (2) streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot, and which runs unobstructed from one street to another. A corner lot shall not be considered a through lot.
2.
No fence shall be constructed of any material or in any manner which may be dangerous to persons or animals.
3.
The finished side of any fence shall face the adjoining properties.
4.
In any nonresidential zone, fences shall be permitted in the front, side and rear yards. A fence in the side and rear yard of an industrial zone only may exceed six (6) feet but shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
5.
All fences, shrubs, trees, etc., must be installed within the property lines of the lot.
6.
On any corner lot, no fence, wall or other structure shall be permitted within a triangle formed by two (2) sides measured twenty-five (25) feet from the point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines and the connecting of the two (2) points twenty-five (25) feet in distance from the intersecting point of the street right-of-way lines.
7.
No fence shall be permitted on or about a lot created by subdivision and/or site plan approval for any townhouse as defined by this chapter in any residential district or any single detached dwelling located on a lot which was created as a result of approval of a planned residential development with the R-A (PRD) zone, except and unless such fencing was specifically authorized by site plan and/or subdivision plan approval of a townhouse or planned residential development. Fencing within such development may be permitted only after approval of a plan as provided in Chapter 36, subsection 36-8.1
8.
The provision of this subsection notwithstanding, a fence may be erected in a residential zone up to eight (8) feet in height along the rear property line of the residential lot when said rear property lot line borders a nonresidential zone other than the OSC zone.