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Fences, walls & landscape

Usually the cheapest permit on this list and the one most often skipped. Height and corner visibility are what get them refused.

8 styles on the same fence demo lot · 8 of them add no lot coverage at all

What sends these back: height measured from the wrong side.

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FENCE 01Rear yard fenceadds noneAlong the back property line. Height is what gets it refused.FENCE 02Side yard fenceadds noneSeparates the side yard from the front — front-yard height limits are lower.FENCE 03Corner-lot fenceadds noneTwo street frontages, so two front-yard limits and a sight triangle at the corner.FENCE 04Front yard fenceadds noneAhead of the house line, where the height cap drops and stays dropped.FENCE 05Retaining walladds noneFor a grade change. Past a certain height it needs an engineer.FENCE 06Planting bedadds noneLandscape, and it counts as pervious surface.FENCE 07Lawnadds noneSoft surface over a large area.FENCE 08Gravel areaadds nonePervious — but cities disagree about that more than you would expect.