Union Beach City Zoning Code
§ 13-8.13
Fences and Hedges.
[Ord. No. 324, § 8.13; Ord. No. 2005-55; Ord. No. 2016-244 § 5; Ord. No. 2017-259 § 2]
a.
Fences, hedges and walls hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed in any zone in the borough shall not exceed six feet in height above ground level except as follows:
1.
Hedges, walls and fences, which are not open fences as defined in this chapter, subsection 13-2.3(a), 54 "Fence, open," located in a front yard, or located within five feet of a side (secondary front) yard of a corner lot fronting on a street, or within 50 feet of any river, lagoon or other body of water, shall not exceed 36 inches in height. Fences, hedges and walls which are set back greater than five feet from the side property line corner lot fronting on a street shall not exceed six feet in height.
2.
In any business or industrial zone, open wire fences not exceeding eight feet in height may be erected in the rear or side yard areas and behind the building setback line.
3.
On park, recreation or school properties, open wire fences not exceeding eight feet in height may be erected in the rear or side yards areas and behind the building setback line.
4.
Fences specifically required by other provisions of this chapter and other municipal and state regulations.
b.
All fences must be erected within the property lines, and no fence shall be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way.
c.
The following fences and fencing construction materials are specifically prohibited in all zones in the borough: barbed wire, canvas, cloth, electrically charged, expandable and collapsible fences.
d.
All supporting members of a fence shall be located on the inside of the fence, and if erected along or adjacent to a property line, the supporting members of the fence shall face the principal portion of the tract of land of the property upon which the fence is erected.
e.
Fences should be a minimum of three feet from any existing residential structure.