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A. The following additional fence, rockery wall, and retaining wall requirements apply to properties located in the neighborhoods listed. The boundaries of each neighborhood are set forth in RZC 21.08, Residential Regulations, Map 8.3, Redmond Neighborhoods map. Where a conflict exists between the neighborhood requirements in this section and the other provisions of this chapter, the requirements of this section shall control. Where there is no specific regulation listed for the neighborhood, the other provisions of this chapter control.

Table 21.24.060
Additional Neighborhood Requirements

Neighborhood

Applicability

Fence or Wall Height

Design Requirements

Other Requirements

Education Hill

Applies to fences and walls in the front yard setback or adjacent to public recreational trails.

42 inches when built in the front setback

(See Figure 21.24.060, except where home fronts onto arterial street.)

A. No sight-obscuring fencing materials allowed.

B. Fence must be of a non-solid type, such as split rail fencing or split rail fencing combined with dark-colored vinyl or powder-coated chain link fence.

New gated communities in short subdivisions and subdivisions with security fencing are prohibited.

North Redmond

(except Wedge Subarea)

Applies to fences and walls in the front yard setback or adjacent to public view corridors, and public recreational trails.

42 inches in any front setback area, and 42 inches in any street side or rear setback area adjacent to an identified pedestrian or public view corridor.

(See Figure 21.24.060)

A. No sight-obscuring fencing materials allowed.

B. Fence must be of a non-solid type, such as split rail fencing or split rail fencing combined with dark-colored vinyl or powder-coated chain link fence.

None

North Redmond Wedge Subarea

Applies to the Wedge Subarea defined in the Neighborhoods Element of the Comprehensive Plan.

No special height requirements

Private residential fences may be constructed and maintained along and west of the western edge of the required maintenance easement for retaining systems on the west side of Redmond-Woodinville Road.

Willows/Rose Hill

Applies to fences in the front yard setback.

42 inches

No special design requirements

New gated communities in short subdivisions and subdivisions with security fencing are prohibited.

B. The Administrator may approve alternative materials or a combination of materials for the fences and walls described above when such alternative materials or combinations are demonstrated to better meet the intent of this chapter.

C. The Administrator may also approve deviations from the maximum fence height requirements set forth in the above table in the North Redmond and Willows/Rose Hill Neighborhoods for fencing associated with swimming pools, landscaping alternatives (such as landscaped berms), or other designs that clearly meet the intent of this chapter.

Figure 21.24.060
Low See-Through Fences

Low See-Through Fences

Low, see-through fences (maximum height 42 inches) can add variety and human scale.

Effective on: 6/18/2018