17.46.020 Permit Requirements and Exemptions.
A. Zoning Clearance Required. Except as otherwise exempted below, zoning clearance shall be required for all fences, walls, entry gates, posts, decorative features, and similar structures. Each application shall be filed with the town planner on a prescribed form, together with all fees, plans, maps, and any other information required by the office of the town planner.
1. Fences located between two private properties and not adjacent to a public street may be up to six feet in height.
B. Special Structure Permit Required. A special structure permit is required for retaining walls that are taller than six feet in height or located less than twenty feet from other retaining walls on the same property; otherwise, only a building permit is required.
C. Exemptions. The following walls and fences are exempt from permit requirements:
1. A wall supporting a permitted structure.
2. Fences not over six feet in height on private property and at least ten feet from the public right-of-way.
3. Temporary fences around a construction site. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2009)