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Exhibit C-3, Page 9 <br /> <br />Figure 15.320.130(A)(3). Acceptable fences along an alley. The 42-inch fence on the left is <br />allowed along the edge of an alley. The taller six-foot fence in the middle is allowed with a <br />three-foot minimum setback from the alley. <br />5. Residential developments are subject to edges and fences provisions as set forth in <br />ECC 15.420.030, which addresses gated communities and reverse frontage lots; and <br />6. Multifamily uses are subject to the following provisions: <br />a. Side/rear yard design provisions set forth in ECC 15.520.020; and <br />b. Blank wall treatment provisions as set forth in ECC 15.530.060. <br />B. All Other Uses and Zones. <br />1. Fences less than 10 feet from a streetfront property line or sidewalk, whichever is <br />less (but not within the right-of-way), are limited to 42 inches in height. Day care uses are <br />allowed fences up to 48 inches tall in this area, provided the portion of the fence above 42 inches <br />is at least 30 percent transparent. Otherwise, the maximum height for fences shall be eight feet. <br />Also see Section 3, Street Standards, of the city’s public works development standards for sight <br />distance requirements along streets and site access points; <br />2. Nonresidential uses are subject to side/rear yard design provisions set forth in <br />ECC 15.520.020; and <br />3. Nonresidential uses are subject to blank wall treatment provisions as set forth in <br />ECC 15.530.060. <br />C. Fence and Wall Measurements. <br />1. Fence and freestanding wall height shall be measured from the horizontal projection <br />of the predominant ground level of either the finished grade where such grade has been <br />established, or from the horizontal projection of the predominant existing grade in the vicinity of <br />the fence; and <br />2. Fence height shall be measured to the upper surface of the fence panel. <br />D. Fence Material Standards. <br />1. Chain Link Fences. <br />a. Chain link fences are prohibited in residential zones and in yards associated <br />with residential uses; and <br />b. Chain link fences are allowed in nonresidential zones subject to height limits <br />set forth in subsection (B) of this section. Where visible from the street, such fences taller <br />than 42 inches shall be screened with landscaping per the blank wall treatment standards