Firebaugh City Zoning Code
§ 25-15.6
Fences, Walls and Hedges see also Exhibit 15-3.
a.
Front yards: Fences, walls and hedges in a required front yard setback area shall not exceed three feet in height, except that a fence or wall may be four feet in height if more than 50% of the top one-foot of the structure is see-through (such as wrought-iron).
b.
Rear and side yards: Fences, walls, and hedges in the area behind the required front yard setback shall not exceed seven feet in height.
c.
Fences on the street side yards of corner lots: Fences, walls and hedges within the required side yard setback area along the street side yard of a corner lot shall not exceed three feet in height, except that a fence or wall may be four feet in height if more than 50% of the top one-foot of the structure is see-through (such as wrought-iron).
d.
Corner visibility triangle.
1.
Street intersection: No fencing higher than three feet shall be placed in the corner area of a lot formed by a triangle with its right angle at corner of the lot adjacent to the street intersection and right angle sides measuring 30 feet long.
2.
Driveway/street intersection: No fencing higher than three feet shall be placed in triangular areas situated where a driveway intersects a street. The affected area is defined as a triangle where the right angle corner is set at the point where the driveway intersects the property line, and the right angle sides measure 10 feet long.
e.
Materials such as razor wire and barbed wire are prohibited in residential zones (except for temporary construction yards associated with a development project).
