F. Required front yards in all districts shall be devoted to landscaping, ingress and egress driveways, fences, sidewalks,
and exceptions as further provided herein Section 405.415.
1. Fences in Residential Districts or subdivisions in Agricultural Districts. A fence may be erected or constructed in
compliance with all County ordinances as well as the following general conditions:
a. A fence may be located on a side or rear lot line, but no such fence shall protrude in full or part on adjacent
property or right-of-way.
b. Fence height shall be measured from an established grade to the top most section of the fence. Where
the grade forms a contour, the fence shall be required to maintain the same contour.
c. All portions of any fence must be constructed of the same or harmonious material. Fences consisting of
solid metal panels are prohibited. All vertical and/or horizontal supports and cross members must face
the interior of the lot.
d. Fences shall be maintained by the property owner according to all other codes of St. Charles County.
e. Fences on corner lots must observe the sight triangle requirement as defined in Section 405.415 (K).
K. No structure, planting, or other object that is an obstruction to vision shall be placed or be permitted
in areas of corner lots as described except as approved by the County Engineer or the Director of
Development Review. No structure, planting, or other object greater than three (3) feet in height
above street grade is allowed within the sight triangle described below. However, vegetation (i.e.,
tree limbs) may overhang such an area, provided that it does not extend lower than seven (7) feet
from the ground. The areas of corner lots to which this restriction applies are:
1. The triangular area formed by intersecting property lines (or their extension, in the case of
rounded corners) and a line connecting those intersecting lines at points thirty (30) feet from
their intersection; and
2. The triangular area formed by intersecting edges of street pavement and of driveway or alley
pavement and a line connecting those intersecting edges at points ten (10) feet from their
intersection.
2. Fences in Residential Districts and subdivisions in the Agricultural District. A fence may be erected or
constructed subsequent to compliance with all County ordinances as well as the following criteria.
a. Interior and Corner Lots:
(1) Front Yards - Fences in required front yards are prohibited. However, fences on corner lots shall be
permitted to the side of the principal structure subject to the following provisions:
(a) Fences as erected prior to January 1, 2010 with a setback of no less than one (1) foot from
the street right-of-way line. The maximum height is six (6) feet.
(b) A fence with a setback of one (1) foot from the street right-of-way line provided that there are
no principal structures facing such street within the same block. The maximum height is six
(6) feet.
(2) Side Yards - All fences shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. There is no openness requirement.
(3) Rear Yards - All fences shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. There is no openness requirement.
(4) Notwithstanding the above height restrictions, masonry pillars, including decorations and
appurtenances thereon, in conjunction with ornamental iron fences, can not be more than twenty-
five (25) percent higher than the attached fence and not be wider than twenty-four (24) inches.
b. Through Lots: Fences on through lots shall comply with the foregoing regulations; however, if all principal
structures in the same block face the same street or direction, and there is no vehicular access to the
street in the same block which the principal structure does not face, a fence may be constructed with a
setback of one (1) foot from the street right-of-way line on such yard that has no principal structures facing
such street and vehicular access to such street within the same block.
3. Driveways within the required front yard shall be perpendicular to the street or as approved by the Director of
Community Development or his/her designee and have a width, in all residential districts and in the A, Agricultural
District, no greater than the width of the garage and in no event greater than thirty (30) feet, and, in commercial
and industrial districts, no greater than the entrance width requirements as approved on the Site Plan.
G. Barbed wire and above ground electrical fences will not be allowed in yards in "R" Districts.
