If you want to build a fence on a bulkhead or retaining wall in a required yard there are additional height limits.
Fence on retaining wall height.
This area shall be landscaped as if it were a terrace.
In most situations retaining walls and garden boxes only require a building safety approval building permit.
In a front yard with corner lots having two or more front yards a fence or wall cannot exceed four 4 feet in height except.
Retaining wall or garden box.
It is retaining 1 2m 4 0 or more of soil and the combined height of all retaining walls and garden boxes within 1m 3 3 of each other is 1 2m 4 0 or more.
Retaining walls or retaining walls with fences on top shall not exceed the above height limitations measured from existing grade on both sides of the wall except a guardrail or fence with a opacity of 25 percent or less erected to meet the minimum safety requirements of the florida building code.
If a fence is placed any distance within the property line the.
14 16 3 19 general height and design regulations for walls fences and retaining walls.
On a sloping site your fence can be 8 feet high if the average height between posts is 6 feet.
Any fence on top of or a part of a retaining wall.
The height of the proposed retaining wall is 0 6 meters 24 or higher.
Fences and hedges adjacent to retaining walls.
The proposed retaining wall is likely to alter the surface drainage of the lot affecting adjacent properties.
Regulations differ based on the type of lot and fence or wall but generally.
Any retaining wall that supports a depth of ground of more than 1 5 metres deep or that supports any additional load such as buildings or the weight of vehicles.
1 a wall fence retaining wall or vertical combination of these the wall that does not face a public street right of way a public park open space or designated trails the public side.
Fences or hedges adjacent to retaining walls with a combined height that exceeds the allowed height of a standalone retaining wall shall be set back by a minimum of two feet 2.
Any fence hoarding or wall over 2 5 metres in height regardless of construction materials.
The height of the proposed fence is 1 2 meters 4 0 or higher in a front yard.