Fence Codes Orange New Jersey



Fence Codes and OrdinancesCity of Orange, Essex County, New JerseyAccording to the City of Orange, NJ, official website- please refer to their website for any up to date changes. ci.orange.nj.us*Note* These codes drawn from the official website of the City of Orange are what we considered to be relevant info for fence installation. Please be sure to check back with the City of Orange to ensure your fencing project meets the standards set forth by the City as they are responsible for code development and enforcement. Provided below is the full set of Codes from the official website.?— A barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary.FENCE?LINE — The established line of existing fences on a street, more or less parallel to the curb line. The?fence?line may be within the public right-of-way.Fence Codes:§ 210-22.6.???Outdoor storage.???Outdoor storage of material is permitted only as a nonresidential accessory use, and such storage areas shall be adequately screened from adjacent properties or streets by a six (6) foot?fence?or hedge, which shall be placed so as to provide an adequate visual screen. Such outdoor storage shall not be permitted in any required front yard or any required side yard abutting a street.[Reference: Former Chapter 210, § 210-21. Outdoor storage.]§ 210-25.2.???Traffic visibility across corner lots.???In any residential district on any corner lot, no?fence, structure or planting over four (4) feet in height above the curb line, except deciduous trees, shall be erected or maintained within twenty (20) feet of the intersecting street lines so as to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner.§ 210-27.1.???Front yards.B.???In residential districts, no accessory building and no?fence?exceeding a height of four (4) feet shall be erected in any required front yard. No stockade-type?fence?shall be permitted in the front yard. An accessory building shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height and shall be at least ten (10) feet from any dwelling and at least six (6) feet from any other accessory building on the lot.§ 210-28.???Accessory Structures and Improvements.F.???Where fences are permitted as an accessory use, no barbed wire, razor wire or similar hazardous design is allowed. A wall is not considered a?fence?and is thus not a permitted accessory use. The maximum height of a?fence?in a residential zone is four (4) feet in the front yard. The maximum height of a?fence?in a commercial or industrial zone is ten (10) feet in any yard. Stockade and similar fences are not permitted in the front yards of any zone. A?fence?constructed so as to totally screen a lot from view, or screens a lot from view for ten (10) or more feet in length is not permitted in the front yards of any zone. The maximum height of a?fence?for a recreational use, in any zone district, can be eight (8) feet. [Amended 1-2-1996 by Ord. No. 30-95] ................
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