§ 17.06.380. Retaining walls.  


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  • A maximum sixty inch high retaining wall shall be permitted up to the rear of the front setbacks. The following retaining walls shall be permitted, subject to a specified criteria:

    A.

    In a cut or fill situation, a maximum forty-two inch open safety fence (capable of admitting at least ninety percent light and air) shall be permitted at the top of the retaining wall. (See Figures 17.06.380(A), fill and cut situations.)

    B.

    Where more than one retaining wall and/or fence is used on a slope, the minimum horizontal separation between retaining walls shall be equal to the height of the tallest wall and/or fence. (See Figures 17.06.380(B), retaining wall and retaining wall and fence combination.)

(Prior code § 1826 (d))