Cherry Hill, NJ Fence Regulations: Retaining Walls (2026)

4a1(m) sets three separate fee tiers for retaining wall permits rather than a single flat charge. For a Class 3 residential structure (Cherry Hill's tax-classification term for a one- or two-family home), a retaining wall with a surface area greater than 550 square feet costs $210 to permit; a smaller wall of 550 square feet or less at the same type of structure costs $106. Any newly constructed retaining wall at a property that is not a Class 3 residential structure, meaning commercial, multifamily or institutional sites, is billed differently: the fee is calculated at $34 per $1,000 of the cost of construction rather than a flat rate tied to square footage.

4a1, alongside swimming pools, sheds, signs and demolition. The Zoning Ordinance's definitions article, § 40-202, defines a retaining wall functionally as a structure erected between lands of different elevation to protect structures and/or to prevent the washing down or erosion of earth from the upper slope level, which is the term the Building Subcode uses to determine whether a wall triggers this fee category rather than the general Group U utility-structure fee. Cherry Hill's code, as captured, does not print a standalone height limit or engineering-certification clause specific to retaining walls separate from the general permit and fee requirement; any retaining wall, at any height, needs a construction permit under this schedule before work begins.