HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3365 TOWNSMIP OF PICKERING
BEING A BY-LAW for prescribing the heign, of fences in the
Township of Picketing in all Residentially zoned areas.
WHEREAS it is not the intention of the municipality to require
the constructi°n of fences in residentially zoned areas; and
%~rIEREAS IT IS CONSIDERED DESI~LE that ~here fences are
constructed, same should be re,blared with respect to height
in order to maintain the amenities of the area and the free
movement of light and arr.
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED THAT:
1. DEFINITIONS
For the ~urpose of this by-law, the following meanings
shall apply:
a) 'Building Main: shall mean a building in which is
conducted the principal uses of the lot on which
it is sit~ated. In any residential zone, a building
containing one or more dwellin~ units shall be deemed
to be the main building of the lot on which it is
situated~
b) 'Fence' shall mean any linear bp~rier erected or
growing on a lot,
'Front Lot Line' shall mean the lot line that
divides a lot from the street provided that in the
case of a corner lot, the shorter lot line that
abuts a stree~ shall be deemed ~o be the front lot
line and the longer lot line that so abuts shall
be deemed the flankage of the lot~
d) 'Main Front Wall' shall mean the wall of the main~
building, located nearest the front lot l~ne; ~,...
'Street' shall mean a public h!shway~r private
~ which affords a principle means of access
to abutting lots~
f) 'Yard Front' shall mean a yard extending across
the full width of the lot between the front lot line
and the nearest wall of any maln building or structure
on the lot~
S) 'Neight of Fence' shall mean the distance measured
perpendicular from the level of the ground on which
it is situated ~o the top of the fence;
2. SCOPE
The provisions of this by-law shall a~ply to all streets
within the Township of Picketing, the abutting lands of
which are zoned for residential use~ except that this
restriction shall not apply where such fence is contiguous
to a non-resid~ntially zoned property~
3. O~STRUCTION OF STI?~.F..~S
No person shall place or maintain any fence ~ither
permanently or temporarily on any street.
4. HEIGHT OF FENCE .- i~FCERiqAL LOTS
a) The maximum heif~ht of any fence between the front
wall of the main buildin~ and the street line for
the full width of the lot shall be tkree (3) feet;
b) The maximum height of any fence between the front
wall of the main building and the rear lot line
for the full width of the lot shall be six
feet;
/fin the case of corner lots where a portion of either
or both of the flank or rear lot lines project nearer
to the same street than the front wall of the next
adjacent strucgure~ the maximum he!sbt of any f~nce
in the front~ side or rear yard so projecting shall
be ~ (~) f~t~ except as limited by the foresoing~
the maximum height of any fence shall be six (6) feet~
~. DETE~NATION OF ~q~ ~DUGTION POI}~
In the case of variable setbacks or curved streets and
standard building setbacks from the street line, one
house normally projects fo~ard of its neighbour. In
such instances the maximum fence height reduction point
shall be:
a) Where both lots have ~ellings erected, the point
where a line joining the adjacent front corners of
the abuttin~ houses intersects t!~ co~n side lot
b) Where one lot is vacant~ the intersection, with the
co~n side lot line, of a line joining the abuttinS
co~er of the existing house to a point in the
buildins front yard setback line of the adjacent lot
distant fr~ the co,on side !og line the required
side yard setback for any ~in bui!dins on said
vacant lot ~
7. ~CT~CTION OF ~TERI~S:
No person shall use barbed wire in any co~ection with
such fence or any de,ice designed for or capable of
projecting an electrzc current through such fence.