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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 15, 2007, 8:33 am
> =A0Stay away from the property line when building your privacy fence.
> You have plenty of room to put it well away from the property line and
> thus avoid the fence code.
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> wrote:
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> >>> So I'm interested in any ideas others might have to regain our
> >>> privacy. Links to tall fence designs would be appreciated.
>
> >> Don't waste too much time researching this until you WALK INTO (with
> >> your feet) the town hall and find out the rules for fence height
>
> >Our county has most of their requirements online.
>
> >Permits are only needed if the fence is over 6 feet high (which ours
> >would have to be), but it appears taller fences are allowed with some
> >conditions.
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> > =A0 "Fences over six (6) feet high. However, they must not
> > =A0 cause a sight distance problem or interfere with utilities."
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> >Of course, I wouldn't really want to look at a 10 foot high fence or
> >stone wall on our hill either.
>
> >I'm mostly just toying with the idea of building a fence or structure of
> >some sort that would block their view, but not be a solid wall to look at
> >for us.
>
> > =A0 "The county height limit for houses is 35 feet. Accessory structures
> > =A0 in certain zones will be limited to 18 foot in height."
>
> >One thought was a fence with some sort of roof or trellis built above it.
>
> >Another was a long narrow storage building or something. But, that might
> >look equally as odd, and wouldn't exactly be easy access up on the
> >hillside.
>
> >Whatever we do, it has to look good from our side, or it's a bigger
> >problem than what I'm trying to solve.
>
> >> It's probably the same person who allowed the monstrosity
> >> of a house to be built near yours.
>
> >After the rapid logging and development on surrounding properties, we
> >fought the same type of development across the road. Me and several of my
> >neighbors argued with the county against the mass logging, begged for
> >"buffer zones" around the perimeter, and several other requests. Of
> >course, every request was denied and the developer was given free reign
> >to do whatever they wanted.
>
> >Anyway, what's done is done. At this point, I probably have few options
> >other than to suck it up and live with it. But, there's no harm in
> >looking at my options.
>
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I would look into trees futher, with drip irrigation including
fertilizer for maximum fast growth:)
Just planting some trees may not be enough.
Plus you say the area is shady, so trees will grow slow, how dense is
the vegetation?
I knew a guy who got upset and had a row of FAKE trees planted, as
temporary site blocks till his real trees took over.
you might check with a arborist or county extension office for the
fastest growing tree for your area
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