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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2024-07-18 07:35:53 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21, Update 3) <br /> <br />Page 24 of 41 <br />c. Retaining walls, planters and similar structures exceeding the allowed height of a fence shall be <br />located to meet the required accessory structure setbacks established for that yard. <br />(7) Window wells including those for fire egress which do not extend more than five feet from the <br />building, and are no closer than two feet to the property line. <br />(8) Air conditioning or heating equipment may be located within a required yard but shall be located <br />within five feet of the building it serves; shall not be located within an existing or required drainage <br />and/or utility easement; and shall be located at least five feet from any lot line. <br />(9) Fences erected in all zoning districts are considered a permitted encroachment when they conform to <br />the standards listed below. A fence shall be located a minimum of ten feet from the edge of the paved, <br />traveled roadway. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: <br />Permanent fence. A fence that is installed in a fixed or enduring manner that is not intended for a <br />seasonal or temporary purpose. <br />Temporary fence. A fence that is not permanently secured or anchored to the ground by posts or <br />affixed footings, and is installed and removed on a limited term or seasonal basis such as: snow fences, <br />garden fences, seasonal recreational fences such as hockey boards; fences installed for safety or access <br />management purposes for special events; and fences installed for the duration of a construction <br />project such as 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 without a footing, <br />made with masonry or stone materials, used in place of, and functioning as a post that supports a <br />fence. <br />Fence height. The measurement from the top of any part of the fence, including posts or other <br />structural supports, lattice, ornate top design elements, and so forth measured to the existing ground <br />level below the fence, as measured perpendicular to the slope (see Drawing). Exception: Post finials <br />extending above the top of the fence shall not be deemed as part of the fence for height determination <br />purposes as long as they do not exceed ten inches in width per finial and do not extend above the top <br />of the fence by more than six inches. <br /> <br />214