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Lyndhurst City Zoning Code

§ 21-5.3

Fences.

[Ord. No. 2067; Ord. No. 2164, § I; Ord. No. 2354, § I; Ord. No. 2567, § 3]
a. 
Within a residential zone no rear or side yard fence, hedge or dividing wall (serving as a fence) shall exceed six feet in height. The six foot fence in question may extend from the rear yard to the beginning of the home in question.
b. 
Within any residential zone no front yard fence, hedge, or dividing wall (serving as a fence) shall exceed three feet in height.
c. 
In a business or industrial zone no fence or wall shall be over eight feet in height.
d. 
No fence, shrubs or other obstructions to visibility shall be erected, planted or maintained upon a corner lot within 25 feet of any street intersection.
e. 
A dog run may have fencing of a maximum of six feet in height, provided that such area is located in the rear yard areas only and is set back from any lot line at least ten feet. The base of the dog run fence must have an aluminum coping of at least six inches in height. In no case may a dog run be closer to a neighboring building than it is to the principal building on the lot.
f. 
Fences in residential zones shall be installed so that the finished side faces the street or the neighboring property.