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ORDINANCE 2012-024 3. Rear yard. Walls and fFences not exceeding six (6) feet in height may be erected in the rear yard of any lot within a zoning district, provided that no wall or fence shall be erected in a drainage or utility easement unless a covenant for removal of the wall or fence has been approved by the County. Fenees net exeeeding six (6) feet in height may be er-eeted 111 the fr- ya-rd of any eofner- lot when that yard does not provide the m epAranee eVllt`t read t the g fine plan map The following are 1 exceptions to the maximum wall and fence height requirements provided in sub -sections 1 through 3 above that may be approved by the Community Development Director or his designee upon a finding that the fence or wall will be visually compatible with the surrounding area (neighborhood). a A wall or fence up to six (6) feet in height may be erected in the front yard setback area of a multi -frontage lot where the lot abuts a collector or arterial road classified on the county's thoroughfare plan map and the main access to the lot is not from the collector or arterial road. b A wall or fence that replaces a wall or fence previously approved by the county, where the replacement wall or fence does not exceed the approved height of the original wall or fence and meets conditions placed on the original wall or fence approval, if any. C. A wall or fence up to five (5) feet in height may be located within the front yard setback area if the wall or fence is placed five (5) feet or more from the front property line. The height of the wall or fence may be increased to six (6) feet if vegetation or a vegetated berm is preserved or installed between the wall or fence and the front property line in a manner that visually screens at least 20% of the total area of the wall or fence/berm. d A wall or fence up to eight (8) feet in height, or higher than eight (8) feet where necessary to buffer noise from an arterial roadway or other source of significant noise, may be erected in a required side or rear yard setback area upon issuance of an administrative approval and a determination by the Community Development director or his designee that additional wall or fence height is justified due to grade differences of adjacent residences or to provide adequate buffering between a residential and non- residential use or source of significant noise. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance L St •�,thfough: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-024 912 and 917 fencesandwalls .doc