Where a lot extends through from street to street, the applicable
front yard regulations shall apply on both street frontages.
The maximum height for any fence shall be six feet unless otherwise
stated within this chapter. Fences are allowed to be placed up to
the property line. No fence shall be erected so as to encroach upon
or interfere with the use of any adjoining property.
The minimum frontage requirements for all districts shall not
be less than 60 feet.
The storage of nuclear waste products, hazardous waste products
or toxic waste products in any district within the Town of Ghent for
a period of greater than 30 days shall constitute a prohibited use
of the subject property in any district within the Town of Ghent.
The disposition of such waste products referred to herein into the
atmosphere or the discharge of the same into the ground or water shall
constitute a prohibited use in any district within the Town of Ghent;
this section shall not be construed to prohibit the legal use of fertilizers
and/or agricultural chemicals in connection with a farming operation;
nothing contained herein shall be construed to supersede any other
state or federal laws, rules or regulations regarding the storage
or disposal of such waste products as referred to herein, but rather
the use prohibition set forth herein shall be in addition to such
laws, rules and regulations.
A private driveway shall be set back at least five feet from
the property line of any lot. This shall not apply to a shared driveway.
Any pond greater than 50 square feet in area shall require the
issuance of a use permit to be issued by the Building Inspector or
Zoning Enforcement Officer and is subject to the following regulations:
A. Ponds must be at least 25 feet from any roadway, must be at least
20 feet from any side yard boundary and must be at least 40 feet from
any rear yard boundary. Ponds must also be no closer than 100 feet
from any septic system, septic tank or leach field. The provisions
of this section regarding ponds shall be in addition to any other
provisions of the Zoning Code which may also apply.
Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter
190 which allows for the keeping of farm animals such as horses, cows, steers, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and other fowl, any such provision will be subject to the requirement that such animals that are otherwise lawfully allowed to be present on any lot shall be adequately confined so that all such animals do not enter onto any other lot or onto any public roadway. Such confinement shall include adequate fencing, if required. If said animals are not adequately confined, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall notify the owner or occupant of said lot or the owner of said animals to remedy this situation so as to provide adequate confinement. At any time after 10 days from the providing of such notice requiring this correction, if the animals continue to be inadequately confined so that they are entering onto any other lot or onto a public roadway, then in such event, the owner or occupant of said lot, and/or the owner of said animals, shall be in violation of the requirements of this section and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 for a first offense and not exceeding $500 for any subsequent offense.