159 Milford Rd East Windsor, NJ 08520-6146

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to fences and walls within the "PUD" planned unit development zoning district, and said fences and walls shall be governed by the covenants creating the development; (iii) Within any residential zoning district, any fence or wall shall not exceed five feet in height within a rear or side yard of a residential lot less than 10,000 square feet in area and shall not exceed a height of six feet within a rear or side yard of a residential lot 10,000 square feet in area or larger. Moreover, on any corner residential lot with two front yards, a fence or wall shall be permitted in one of the front yards in accordance with the provisions specified in Subsection 20-4.4c(15)(vi) hereinbelow; (iv) Within any nonresidential zoning district, fences and walls shall not exceed eight feet in height in side and rear yard areas. Moreover, additional fencing may be permitted within front yard areas only when clearly needed for security purposes and only when specifically approved by the Planning Board or zoning board of adjustment, as the case may be, as part of a site plan submission; (v) Any fence or wall within the rear or side yard of any lot in any zoning district shall be permitted to be constructed on the property line with the written permission of the adjoining property owner, and such fence or wall shall be finished on both sides. Where written permission of the adjoining property owner is not secured, the fence or wall shall be constructed no closer than six inches to the property line, and such fence or wall shall have a finished side facing the property line; (vi) On any corner lot within a residential zoning district, in addition to the fences and walls permitted on the rear and side yards in accordance with Subsection 20-4.4c(15)(iii) hereinabove, a fence or wall shall be permitted within the one front yard that is located between the side of the single-family detached dwelling and the street line subject to the following conditions: [1] Such fence or wall shall be no higher than five feet in height on a residential lot less than 10,000 square feet in area and shall be no higher than six feet on a residential lot 10,000 square feet in area or larger; [2] Such fence or wall shall be set back from the subject street line a distance no less than one-half the front yard setback distance required for the single-family dwelling in the zoning district where located; and [3] Such fence shall have a finished side facing the street line;