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<br />Page 13 of 21 <br />seasonal basis such as: snow fences, garden fences, seasonal recreational fences such <br />as hockey boards; fences installed for safety or access management purposes for <br />special events; and fences installed for the duration of a construction project such as <br />silt fences, erosion control bioretention logs, and septic drainfield site protection <br />fences. <br />Fence Monument. A fence monument is a permanent structure or object, with or <br />without a footing, made with masonry or stone materials, used in place of, and <br />functioning as a post that supports a fence. <br />Fence height. The measurement from the top of any part of the fence, including <br />posts or other structural supports, lattice, ornate top design elements, and so forth <br />measured to the existing ground level below the fence, as measured perpendicular to <br />the slope (see Drawing). Exception: Post finials extending above the top of the fence <br />shall not be deemed as part of the fence for height determination purposes as long as <br />they do not exceed ten inches in width per finial and do not extend above the top of the <br />fence by more than six inches ten percent of the allowed maximum fence height at the <br />location. <br /> <br />Drawing: Fence Height Measurement <br />on Sloped Site <br /> <br /> <br />a. Nonlakeshore lots. <br />1. Fences and walls within a required front yard or side street yard shall not <br />exceed a 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 <br />of six feet above existing ground level. <br />b. Lakeshore lots. <br />1. Fences within the required street (rear) yard or side street yard of a lakeshore <br />lot shall not exceed 42 inches above existing ground level. Exception: A <br />99