Walls, fences, and landscape screening often help to define the character of the street and neighborhood. They serve to provide enclosure, definition, and privacy to the front yard, rear yard, or parking area. They also are intended to protect individual properties from traffic, noise, heat, glare, and dust. Therefore, walls and fences that are visible from the street should be treated as an integral part of the architecture. The materials, colors, and detailing should be consistent with the buildings they surround and adjoin. Walls, fences, and landscape screening may be located along all property lines provided the conditions outlined in this section are met.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)
The following design standards apply to all new walls, fences, or screening for existing and new development throughout the Town submitted for approval following the adoption of this title:
A. 
All heights are measured from finished grade, unless otherwise determined by the Town Council;
B. 
Walls, fences, or landscape screening are required in the following cases:
1. 
Along the rear property lines of any nonresidential use which abuts on a residential use,
2. 
To screen any open area used for the storage of goods, materials, or wastes from view from abutting properties and from public rights-of-way and all openings for access ways shall be constructed of view-obscuring materials, and
3. 
To screen from abutting properties any open area used to display goods or materials for sale;
C. 
The height of a wall or fence along a rear or side property line shall not exceed six feet;
D. 
The height of a wall or fence along a side property line shall not exceed three feet within the front yard or setback and shall not exceed six feet for the remainder of the parcel;
E. 
The height of a wall, fence or landscape screening along the front property line shall not exceed three feet and the height of a wall or fence within the front yard or setback shall not exceed three feet;
F. 
The height of a wall, fence or landscape screening a parking area or driveway shall be at least three feet but shall not exceed six feet;
G. 
Required walls, fences, or landscape screening need not be provided along a shared lot line where a wall, fence or landscape screening of equivalent height and density exists on the other side of the shared property line, and is properly maintained;
H. 
On corner lots, the height of any wall, fence, or landscape screening within 35 feet of the corner of the lot at the street intersection shall not exceed three feet in height and may be required to be set back from the property line when the Planning Officer deems it necessary for public safety;
I. 
Walls, fences, or landscape screening of at least three feet in height may be required by the Zoning and Design Review Board or Town Council to obscure from view along public rights-of-way all or part of an open area used to display goods or materials for sale, such as a lumberyard or nursery; and
J. 
Exceptions to the maximum height limitations are permitted by the use of extensions to screening in compliance with the following provisions and process:
1. 
Fence, wall, and landscape screen extensions shall not exceed a total height of eight feet. Typically, the extension will consist of an additional two feet lattice screen to the top of a six-foot fence or wall,
2. 
Heights shall be measured from the approved finished grade and shall not be artificially built up for the purpose of increasing screen height,
3. 
Screen extensions are limited to locations within rear and side yard setbacks. Screen extensions are not permitted in front yard setbacks; along yards and setbacks that front onto public or private streets; at properties where screen heights are limited by conditions of approval; and, for reverse corner lots, within the front yard setback of the adjacent property where the maximum rear yard height of six feet shall not be exceeded,
4. 
Screen extensions shall be administratively approved and permitted with no additional notification otherwise upon providing information to the adjoining property owner regarding the design (i.e., dimensions, materials, color) and location of the extension, securing their written consent, and submitting it to the Planning & Building Department. When written approval from the adjoining property owner has not been secured, extensions may be approved at the conclusion of a 30-day review and appeal period following the posting and mailing of a notice of pending action for the extension request and no appeals have been received. The Town Council shall hear appeals to screen extension requests,
5. 
Planning staff shall approve the location, materials, and color of the extension construction. The extension material, other than landscape screens (typically hedges) which may grow to eight feet, shall not be a solid material and shall consist of a design that is a minimum of 35% open or vegetative material grown on an approved framework, and
6. 
Walls and fences over six feet in height and masonry walls over four feet in height (measured from the bottom of footer) are required to secure a building permit or as required by current building code.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)