Fences & Walls

Required Documentation:
 

• Zoning Application must be completed
• Survey or an accurate sketch of the property showing the location and height of the proposed fence

Section 35-7.5 –
 

1. No wall or fence shall be erected, maintained or planted to a height greater than six feet above ground level, provided that the same is more than twenty-five (25’) feet from any street line. No wall or fence shall be erected maintained or planted to a height greater than four (4’) feet within twenty-five (25’) feet of any street line.
2. No fence or wall shall be erected, maintained or equipped with or having barbed wire, spikes, broken glass, sharp or dangerous devices or any electrical charge sufficient to cause a shock, except that business and public properties within the Borough may be enclosed with fences having barbed wire barriers, provided that all such barbed wire is kept at least six (6’) feet above ground level.
3. The finished side of any fence shall face the outside of the property it encloses.
4. No wall or fence shall be erected, maintained or planted on any lot which unreasonably obstructs or interferes with traffic visibility on a curve or at any street intersection.
5. No fence shall be constructed unless the owner or the person in possession of the lands on which the fence is to be constructed shall first obtain a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer.
6. No fence or wall shall be erected, maintained or planted in the front yard on property located in the R-4 Beachfront One Family Residential zone. A fence not more than six (6) feet in height may be located in the side and rear yards provided the fence does not extend beyond the front of the building line of the adjacent properties. A solid fence is prohibited.