Design Standards—Landscaping and Irrigation | Development Standards
separate ownership and when an agreement with the adjoining property owner(s) has been reached resulting in an executed agreement including an approved site plan and maintenance agreement consenting to a fence of up to eight feet recorded with King County Records prior to building permit issuance. Requests for fences exceeding six feet in height shall be considered when bundled and submitted with a Type I construction permit application. Agreements shall reference the parcel number and legal description of all affected properties and conform to a format specified by the director. Provided, no fence shall exceed eight feet. Further provided, that fence height granted under this section shall not cause for a violation or non-conformance with existing site restrictions (e.g., easements) or adopted construction codes, Chapter 16.05 SMC. Fences are limited to four feet in height in the front yard setback and shall be consistent with the sight distance requirements of SDC 21.04.030W. For corner or atypical shaped lots with more than one front yard a fence of six feet or less may be located within the front setback along the street frontage that does not provide access to the property when located outside of the vision clearance triangle and sight distance requirements of SDC 21.04.030W. 2. Fences located on a rockery, retaining wall, or berm within a required setback area are permitted subject to the following requirements:
maximum height of 10 feet may be increased to 12 feet in accordance with subsection 1. of this section. This height shall be measured from the top of the fence to the ground on the low side of the rockery, retaining wall or berm; and ii. The total height of the fence itself, measured from the top of the fence to the top of the rockery, retaining wall or berm, shall not exceed six feet. The maximum height of six feet may be increased to eight feet in accordance with subsection 1. of this section. b. In the R-18 and commercial zones, the height of the fence, measured from the top of the fence to the top of the rockery, retaining wall or berm, shall not exceed six feet. c. Any portion of the fence above a height of eight feet, measured to include both the fence and the rockery, retaining wall, or berm (as described in subsection 2.a.i. of this section), shall be an open-work fence. The height of the solid-work style fence may be increased to 10 feet in accordance with subsection 1. of this section.
a. In R-1 through R-18 zones:
i. The total height of the fence and the rockery, retaining wall or berm upon which the fence is located shall not exceed a height of 10 feet. The
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 313
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