[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West
Greenwich as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-9-2003 by Ord.
No. 81]
Any property owner who allows construction on his or her property
without first obtaining a building permit as required by the West
Greenwich ordinances shall be required to cease all construction work
until a building permit has been properly issued.
A property owner who is issued a building permit after the commencement
of construction works shall be assessed double the normal fee as set
by Town Schedule of Fees, with a minimum assessment of $100 above
the stated fee.
[Adopted 7-9-2008 by Ord.
No. 88]
A fence or wall in a residential zone shall not exceed the following
height:
A.
Fences
and walls may be constructed in side and rear yards up to six feet
in height.
B.
In front
yards, the maximum height of fences and walls shall be four feet,
and they shall be situated at the front setback line. Corner lots
will have more than one front lot line.
C.
The maximum
height of a fence is three feet for fences located adjacent to a driveway
on either the property or abutting property so as not to obstruct
the clear view of traffic or pedestrians above the triangle formed
by the driveway and the street and a third line joining the two points
10 feet from the intersection of the driveway and street.
