Doylestown Borough: solid/privacy fences max 6 ft, rear/side yards only (not in front yards). See-through fences max 6 ft rear/side to front building line, max 4 ft from building line to front property line. Decorative fences under 18 inches and garden fences under 24 inches exempt from permit.
Doylestown Borough zoning (Chapter 27) establishes fence height limits by type and location. Solid fences or screens cannot exceed 6 feet in height and are not permitted in front yards. See-through fences are limited to 6 feet in rear and side yards to the front building line of the existing building; from the front building line toward the front property line, see-through fences cannot exceed 4 feet. For corner properties with frontage on more than one street, only the frontage toward which the front building facade is oriented is subject to front yard height limits. All fences must be erected within property lines and cannot encroach on public rights-of-way. Sight triangle rules apply at corners: no structure, fence, or planting between 2 and 7 feet above curb level may interfere with traffic visibility. The general dimensional standards (§502) do not apply to fences, hedges, or walls not over 7 feet above natural grade.
Zoning violations for non-compliant fences. Must remove or modify to comply.
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