mixed use regulations and development standards - Garden Grove

Garden Grove Mixed Use ZonesZoning Ordinance AmendmentSECTION 9.18.130:Walls, Fences, and HedgesSECTION 9.18.130.010: Location and Height.............................................................. 114SECTION 9.18.130.020: Fences at Public Utility Installations, Schools, and Public Playgrounds........................................................................................................................... 115SECTION 9.18.130.010: Location and Height. Walls, fences, or hedges may bemaintained in the following locations:A. General. A wall, fence, or hedge no more than 36 inches in height may belocated and maintained on any part of a lot in any Mixed Use zone except withina required front yard setback of a commercial or mixed use development andwithin the required pedestrian-oriented plaza area in the GGMU and NMU zones.However, in the CC and AR zones, a residential component of a mixed usedevelopment may include a wall, fence, or hedge within the front yard setback ifapproved by the hearing body.B. Interior Lots. On interior lots, a fence, wall, or hedge not exceeding eight feet inheight above the adjacent natural grade may be located anywhere on the lotbehind the required front yard setback line.C. Corner and Reverse Corner Lots. On corner and reverse corner lots, a fence,wall, or hedge not exceeding eight feet in height above the adjacent naturalgrade may be located anywhere on the lot behind the required front yard setbackline and behind the required corner side yard setback line.D. Retaining Wall below Natural Grade. Where a retaining wall protects a cutbelow the natural grade and is located on the line separating lots or parcels, theretaining wall may be topped by a wall, fence, or hedge of the same height thatwould otherwise be permitted at the location if no retaining wall existed.E. Retaining Wall Containing Fill. Where a retaining wall contains a fill, theheight of the retaining wall built to retain the fill shall be considered ascontributing to the permissible height of a wall, fence, or hedge, provided that inany event, a protective fence or wall not more than 36 inches in height may beerected at the top of the retaining wall. Any portion of a fence above themaximum height shall be an open-work fence. An openwork fence means a fencein which the component solid portions are evenly distributed and constitute notmore than 60 percent of total surface area of the face of the fence.F. Open Space. No wall, fence, or hedge exceeding 42 inches in height may belocated in open space required between buildings used for human habitationwhen the buildings are situated front to front, front to rear, or front to end.G. Freeway Right-of-Way Adjacent. A wall or fence not exceeding eight feet inheight may be constructed along that portion of a lot or parcel that abuts afreeway right-of-way, provided that:1. The wall or fence does not extend into any front yard.Section 9.18.130: Walls, Fences, and Hedges 114