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Drawing: Fence Height Measurement <br /> -..... M1 <br /> 'moi. <br /> 11111111114 I <br /> /*/ <br /> J~ / <br /> a. Nonlakeshore lots. <br /> 1. Fences and walls within a required front yard or side street yard shall not exceed a <br /> height of 42 inches above existing ground level . <br /> 2. Fences and walls within a required rear or side yard shall not exceed a height of six feet <br /> above existing ground level. <br /> b. Lakeshore lots. <br /> 1. Fences within the required street(rear) yard or side street yard of a lakeshore lot shall <br /> not exceed 42 inches above existing ground level. Exception: A fence not exceeding <br /> six feet in height may be located along the street lot line of a lake frontage lot which <br /> abuts a major thoroughfare. A major thoroughfare for purposes of this section means <br /> any county road or state highway. If such fence involves fill or berming, the total <br /> combined height of both fence and fill shall not exceed six feet above the height of the <br /> crown of the major thoroughfare. <br /> 2. Fences within the required side yard of a lakeshore lot shall not exceed six feet in height, <br /> and shall not exceed 42 inches in height for any portion located lakeward of a line drawn <br /> between the most lakeward projection of the fence owner's principal residence structure <br /> and the most lakeward projection of the principal residence structure on the adjacent <br /> property abutting the side yard in which the fence is located. <br /> 3. Fences shall not be constructed within the defined lakeshore yard of a lakeshore lot, <br /> i.e., shall not be located within 75 feet of the shoreline for general development lakes, <br /> 100 feet for recreational lakes, or 150 feet for natural environment lakes. <br /> 4. When the building site of a lakeshore lot is separated from the lakeshore by a public or <br /> private road, the following definitions will apply for fence location purposes subject to <br /> the provisions of section 78-1405(a)(8)a.2: When the yard on the opposite side of the <br /> building site from the lake does not abut a street, such yard shall be considered as a <br /> standard rear yard. The yard between the building site and the street shall be <br /> considered as a standard front yard. <br /> c. Special provisions. Split rail fences of no more than three rails within a required front, street <br /> or side street yard may have a maximum top rail height of 48 inches above existing ground <br /> level. Board rail fences within a front, street or side street yard for the specific purpose of <br />