How to read the Warren County zoning ordinance's fence lines before asking about a block wall
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The Warren County/Joint Zoning Ordinance says fences constructed on agriculturally zoned land, 2 acres or greater, do not require a permit and are exempt from accessory structure setback requirements. That is a line about fences on large agricultural lots, and it does not mention a block wall. The zoning page and the rules check carry the rest.
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What the line is, and is not
The ordinance is a joint one, adopted by the Warren County Fiscal Court and the incorporated cities of Bowling Green, Oakland, Plum Springs, Smiths Grove and Woodburn, and the Planning Commission says its regulations apply to all areas within Warren County. The line sits in its agriculture district section, under accessory structures. It says fences on agriculturally zoned land of 2 acres or greater do not require a permit and are exempt from accessory structure setback requirements, and that fences for residential purposes on lots less than two acres shall follow the single family residential standards.
What it does not say
It does not say a block wall is a fence, and it does not mention a wall. It does not say how tall a fence may be on such land, and it does not say what the single family residential standards require. The same section says accessory structures, except as otherwise permitted by the ordinance, shall require a building permit.
Reading the neighboring lines
In the single family districts the ordinance says fences are not subject to building or structure setbacks but are subject to its sight distance requirements, and that no accessory building or structure may extend beyond the front of the principal structure, excluding fences 4 feet or less in height. Those are lines about fences and accessory structures. This site has not read the district standards and states no setback or height for any wall.
Where to ask
The County's Building Services page sends zoning questions to the City-County Planning Commission, and it lists a Bowling Green Building Inspector Office, because its own division excludes Bowling Green. The City of Bowling Green's own permit pages have not been read for this site, so it says nothing about them. Ask both offices what applies to a block wall.
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The ordinance's lines on fences and accessory structures, and what they do not say
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