[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Plainsboro 7-9-1979 as Ord. No. 0-79-12. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A man-made barrier intended to control egress or ingress,
make boundaries or provide screening.
A.Â
No fence shall be equipped with or have spikes, chipped
glass or similar materials or devices, nor shall barbed wire. electricity
or similar materials or devices be used in conjunction with or as
part of any fence in a residential area, except that barbed wire may
be used where its absence would endanger human life or where required
by federal or industrial regulations.
B.Â
No fence shall be permitted which is expressly designed
with the intent to injure or malign anyone who attempts to climb such
fence.
C.Â
No fence shall be permitted on any lot within the
triangular area formed by two intersecting streets and driveways and/or
private road lines bounding said lot or the protection of said lines
and a line connecting a point on each street, driveway or private
road line located 25 feet from the intersection of such lines.
A.Â
Any fence erected in a residential district shall
be constructed with its most pleasant or decorative side facing the
adjacent property and with all supporting posts placed on the interior
side of such fence.
B.Â
No fence shall be erected or maintained in a manner
which shall impede or otherwise obstruct access to an approved fire
lane for emergency vehicles and equipment.
C.Â
No fence shall be erected so as to encroach upon the
property of an adjacent lot or upon any public right-of-way or upon
public property.
D.Â
No fence that extends from the setback line or front
line of the house, whichever is closer to the front property line,
shall exceed three feet in height. No fence that extends from the
setback line or front of the house, whichever is closer to the front
property line, to the rear property line and along the rear line shall
exceed six feet in height. Rear fences may be constructed up to a
height of eight feet if built along a railroad line or where necessary
to provide effective barriers against hazardous conditions.
E.Â
Where a residential subdivision borders state or county
roads, railroad rights-of-way or other areas determined to be hazardous
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, a chain-link-type
fence may be required pursuant to the directions of the respective
Board to prevent access to the hazardous area. The height of such
fence shall be eight feet.