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Section 3. Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended by Section 49 of Ordinance No. 1849-92, as amended by Section 68 of Ordinance No. 2538-01, as amended by Section 45 of Ordinance No. 2657-02 (EMC 19.39.070), which reads as follows: 39.070 Fences. A. Height. 1. Except as provided in subsection A.2 of this section, fences in residential zones and fences located on the common abutting property line in nonresidential zones which immediately abut residential zones shall not exceed six feet in height. Within the front yard setback areas, the maximum height shall not exceed forty-two inches, unless approved by the planning director using the review process described in Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures. 2. Fences on residentially zoned lots abutting freeways shall be permitted a height of ten feet when located and constructed to reduce the impacts of freeway noise on the residential lot. When the use of the property requires compliance with the landscaping requirements of Section 35.090, the fence shall be set back the distance required to accommodate the landscaping, and provision shall be made for access to the landscape area for maintenance purposes. 3. Fences in commercial and industrial zones shall not exceed ten feet in height, including barbed wire located on top of the fence. 4. Fences in residential zones may exceed six feet in height; provided, that they meet the building setback requirements and do not exceed the building height requirements of the zone in which they are located. B. Location. Fences shall not interfere with the vision clearance from public streets or alleys for corner lots as required in Section 39.180. In commercial zones, fences may not be located between any public street and the front of any building unless required for screen purposes by Chapter 35. C. All corner building sites located in use districts that require a front and a side yard shall maintain a clear triangle at the intersection of the street and/or alley rights-of-way for the purpose of traffic safety. No building, structure, object or growth over thirty-six inches in height, measured from the mean grade of the intersecting streets, shall be allowed within this triangle. One angle of this triangle shall be formed by the intersecting street rights-of-way and the sides of the triangle measured along the property lines from said angle shall be fifteen feet in length; the third side of such triangle shall be a straight line connecting the ends of the two aforementioned lines. D. Retaining Walls and Berms. Fences placed on top of berms shall be constructed so as not to exceed the maximum height allowed if the berm were not there. Fences placed upon rockeries or retaining walls shall be permitted to be constructed to the maximum allowable fence height 7