Table 295-405-1-c FENCE/WALL AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING TYPES |
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Type A Landscaping |
Type B Landscaping |
Type C Landscaping |
Type D Landscaping |
Type E Landscaping |
Type F Landscaping |
Type G Landscaping |
Type H Landscaping |
Required Fence/Wall |
Fence or wall required? |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
yes if located in LB2 |
yes |
yes |
optional |
yes |
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Fence/wall height requirements |
fence optional; see below |
3 ft. min.; 6 ft. max. |
6 ft. |
if provided, 3 ft. min.; 6 ft. max. |
6 ft. min.; 9 ft. max. |
6 ft. min.; 9 ft. max. |
to top of object plus one foot (min.); 9 ft. max. |
6 ft.; shall be reduced to 3.5 ft. when adjacent to a residential front yard |
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Fence/wall materials required |
fence not required |
masonry or decorative metal |
combination masonry/ decorative metal |
if LB2, masonry or decorative metal; other districts, fences are optional |
any opaque fence type |
any opaque fence type |
any opaque fence type |
any opaque fence type |
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Fence/wall opacity |
fence not required |
no opacity standard |
solid in lower 3 ft. |
no opacity standard |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Fence/wall location in landscaped area |
if provided, adjacent to parking |
anywhere within landscaped area |
anywhere within landscaped area |
anywhere within landscaped area |
behind landscaping |
behind landscaping |
between object being screened and area of visibility |
adjacent to residential property line |
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Allowable fence/wall |
Masonry wall |
up to [[4]] >>6<< ft. high |
up to [[4]] >>6<< ft. high |
up to 4 ft. high |
up to 4 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
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Decorative metal fence |
up to 6 ft. high |
up to 6 ft. high |
up to 6 ft. high; lowest 3 ft. shall be solid wall |
up to 6 ft. high |
not permitted |
not permitted |
allowed, but a second row of shrubs shall be required |
up to 9 ft. high |
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Wood fence, open |
up to 4 ft. high |
not permitted |
not permitted |
if not in LB2, up to 3.5 ft. high |
not permitted |
not permitted |
not permitted |
not permitted |
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Wood fence, opaque |
up to 4 ft. high |
not permitted |
not permitted |
if not in LB2, up to 3.5 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
up to 9 ft. high |
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Chain link fence (coated wire only) |
up to 6 ft. high |
not permitted |
not permitted |
not permitted |
optional if fence has slats; up to 6 ft. high |
optional if fence has slats; up to 6 ft. high |
optional if fence has slats; up to 6 ft. high |
not permitted with or without slats |
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Trees and Shrubs Required & Allowed |
Minimum landscaped area width |
5 ft. |
5 ft. |
sufficient for wall, trees and optional shrubs |
5 ft. |
15 ft. |
5 ft.; 15 ft. if a chain-link fence is present |
sufficient to accommodate required plantings; 15 ft. if a chain-link fence is present |
sufficient to accommodate fence/wall and optional trees/shrubs |
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Deciduous street-type trees |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
minimum 1 every 25 ft. |
allowed but not required unless a loading dock is present |
1 every 25 feet or where required by s. 295-405-1-b-8 |
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Ornamental tree option |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
Optional |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
minimum 1 every 20 ft. if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
1 every 20 feet if landscaped area is at least 10 ft. wide |
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Shrub spacing requirement |
2 staggered rows with plants a max. of 4 ft. on center in each row; if a 4-ft. opaque fence is provided, only one row shall be planted, max. 3 ft. on center |
2 staggered rows with plants a max. of 4 ft. on center in each row; if a 4-ft. opaque fence is provided, only one row shall be planted, max. 3 ft. on center |
one row with plants a max. of 3 ft. on center; if a masonry wall is provided, shrubs are optional |
if light motor vehicle parking: one row with plants a max. of 3 ft. on center; if heavy motor vehicle parking, 2 staggered rows with plants a max. of 4 ft. on center in each row |
one row with plants a max. of 3 ft. on center; if chain-link fence is provided, 2 staggered rows with plants a max. of 4 ft. on center in each row |
one row with plants a max. of 3 ft. on center; if chain-link fence is provided, 2 staggered rows with plants a max. of 4 ft. on center in each row |
2 staggered rows, with plants a maximum of 4 ft. on center in each row; if a 4-ft. opaque fence is provided, only one row shall be planted, max. of 3 ft. on center |
option or, where required by s. 295-405-1-b-8, one row with plants a max. of 8 ft. on center |
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Trees and Shrubs Required & Allowed |
Shrub size, min. (at time of planting) |
2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
if light motor vehicle parking, 1.5 ft. in diameter; if heavy motor vehicle parking, 2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
2 ft. in diameter |
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Shrub height, min. (at time of planting) |
2 ft. |
2 ft. |
2 ft. |
if light motor vehicle parking, 2 ft.; if heavy motor vehicle parking, 3 ft. |
6 ft. |
6 ft. |
6 ft. |
2 ft. |
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Shrub height, max. (at maturity) |
3.5 ft. |
3.5 ft. |
3.5 ft. |
if light motor vehicle parking, 3.5. ft.; if heavy motor vehicle parking, 4.5 ft. |
no limit |
no limit |
no limit |
no limit |