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An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and
pertaining to fences, walls, and hedges for the purpose of administration of the
Zoning Ordinance
Be It Ordained by the Council of the City of Brookings, State of South Dakota: that
Chapter 94, Zoning, Section 94-394, Subsection (a) and (b) shall be amended as
follows:
I.
Sec. 94-398. - Fences, walls, hedges
(a) Regulations generally.
1. Regulations regarding fences and walls are as folfows: In all residential districts
and on lots used principally for residential purposes in any business or industrial
district, privacy fencing utilizing solid board or other similarly designed fences
and walls shall not exceed 48 inches in height when located between the front lot
line and the principal building. Fences and walls on any other part of a lot may
not exceed six feet in height when located within the minimum required setback
area. The height of such walls and fences shall be determined by measurement
from the ground level at the lowest grade within three feet of either side of such
fence or walL
a. Fences, walls, and hedges, shall be a maximum of 30 inches in height in the
sight triangle as referenced in Section 94-407.
b. Fences with a design that results in 70 percent or more of open space from
the grade to the top may be permitted in the required site triangle.
2. Regulations regarding hedges are as follows: In all residential districts and on
lots used principally for residential purposes in any business or industrial district,
privacy hedges shall not exceed six feet in height when located between the front
lot line and the principal building. The height of such hedges shall be determined
by measurement from the ground level at the lowest grade within three feet of
either side of such hedge.
a. Hedges shall be a maximum of 30 inches in height in the sight triangle as
referenced in Section 94-407.
(b) Exceptions.
1. Fences and walls up to six feet in height may be placed in a front yard opposite
the street address of a lot abutting an arterial street where:
a. The lot is a double frontage fot; and
b. The lot is not adjacent to an alley which accesses onto the arterial street;
and
c. The lot is not a corner lot; and
d. No driveways exit onto the arterial street; and
e. The fence or wall is set back four or more feet from the front property line. ',
2. Fences and walls up to six feet in height may be placed in a front yard opposite '
the street address of a lot abutting a local or collector street where:
a. The lot is a double frontage lot; and
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b. The fence or wall meets the minimum required setback of the district the lot
is located in.
(c) In all business districts, fences up to eight feet in height may be erected within 20
feet of any front property line and up to any side or rear property line. Exception:
Fences shall not be erected between a lot line and any areas required to be
landscaped. This provision shall not prohibit the screening of outdoor storage of
materials and inventory as required by other sections of this chapter.
Amend Section 94-1. Definitions.
Hedges:a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs, bushes, or low lying trees.
II.
Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First Reading: November 28, 2017
Second Reading: December 12, 2017
Third Reading: January 9, 2018
Published: January 12, 2018
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
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