Ord 1873 - AMENDING THE PROVISION REGULATING THE HEIGHT OF FENCESORDINANCE 1873
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE PROVISION REGULATING THE HEIGHT OF FENCES
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY
ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
Section 4.10.020 of the Zoning Ordinance is proposed to be amended as follows:
Sec. 4.10.020 Fences, Hedges and Walls
In Residential Zones, fences, hedges, and walls not over six feet high are allowed on
or within all property lines, except that no owner or occupant of any corner lot or premises
in the Town shall erect or maintain upon such lot or premises any fence, hedge or wall
higher than three feet above the curb in a traffic view area unless a permit is secured from
the Town Engineer. A traffic view area is the area which is within 15 feet of a public street
and within 200 feet of the right -of -way line of an intersection.
The following exceptions shall apply:
1. Properties within historic districts shall not have fences, hedges, and walls
higher than three feet in a front yard except as provided in Section 4.10.020(2).
Any fence, hedge or wall erected in a front yard shall be of open design.
2. Gateways or entryway arbors may be higher than six feet in any zone including
historic districts and shall be of open design but in no case shall a gateway or
entryway arbor be higher than eight feet, have a width greater than six feet,
or have a depth greater than four feet. All gateways and entryway arbors shall
be constructed of open design. No more than one gateway or entry arbor per
street frontage is allowed.
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3. Boundary line fences or walls adjacent to commercial property may be eight
feet high if requested or agreed upon by a majority of the residential property
owners.
SECTION II.
This Ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15 days after
this Ordinance is adopted the Town clerk shall cause it to be published once in a newspaper
of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on September 16, 1991 and adopted by the following vote as an
ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos on October 7, 1991.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Brent N. Ventura
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Eric D. Carlson
ABSTAIN: None
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MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS ATOS
LOS GATOS,: CALIFORNIA
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