A. 
Except in the Light Industry LI District, no fence or wall in a required front, side or rear yard shall have a height greater than four feet.
[Amended 8-16-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
B. 
A fence or wall four feet or less in height shall be permitted within a required yard, provided that the visibility (open space) through said fence or wall equals a minimum of 40% of the area. A wall which does not exceed two feet in height need not comply with such visibility (open space) requirement.
[Amended 8-16-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991; 2-19-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993; 10-15-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]
C. 
A bulkhead shall be permitted, subject to the requirements of Chapter 77, Bulkheads and Docks. The yard, height and visibility (open space) limitations set forth above shall not apply to a bulkhead.
[Added 12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the renumbering of former Subsections C, D, E, F and G as Subsections D, E, F, G and H, respectively.
D. 
The height of a fence or wall shall be measured from the natural ground level at the base of the fence or wall. Where a fence is constructed on a retaining wall, the height shall be measured from the base of the fence.
[Amended 8-16-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
E. 
A gate and/or gatepost at a driveway entrance or exit may exceed the height limitation set forth in Subsection A, provided that:
[Added 10-16-1987 by L.L. No. 10-1987]
(1) 
Such gate shall not exceed six feet in height.
(2) 
Such gate shall not exceed four feet in height for more than an aggregate width of 16 feet.
(3) 
Such gatepost shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(4) 
The cross-section area of such gatepost shall not exceed four square feet.
F. 
A gatepost at a walkway entrance or exit may exceed the height limitation set forth in Subsection A, provided that:
[Added 10-16-1987 by L.L. No. 10-1987]
(1) 
Such gatepost shall not exceed six feet in height.
(2) 
The cross-section area of such gatepost shall not exceed one square foot.
(3) 
The gate at such entrance or exit shall not exceed four feet in height.
(4) 
Such gate shall comply with the visibility (open space) requirement set forth in Subsection B.
G. 
A gate at a driveway entrance or exit shall have a minimum width of 12 feet.
[Added 10-16-1987 by L.L. No. 10-1987]
H. 
A gate at a driveway entrance or exit need not comply with the visibility (open space) requirement set forth in Subsection B, provided that the aggregate width of such gate shall not exceed 16 feet.
[Added 10-16-1987 by L.L. No. 10-1987]
I. 
Where a gate and gatepost at a driveway entrance or exit exceed the height limitation set forth in Subsection A (pursuant to Subsection E) and a fence is attached to the gatepost, such fence may exceed the height limitation set forth in Subsection A, provided that:
[Added 10-15-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]
(1) 
Such fence shall not exceed six feet in height.
(2) 
Such fence shall not exceed four feet in height for a distance of more than 10 feet (measured from the gatepost).
(3) 
Such fence shall comply with the visibility (open space) requirement set forth in Subsection B.
[Amended 12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993]
A. 
A building permit shall be required before any fence, wall or bulkhead is erected.
B. 
If, at the time application is made for a building permit for a fence or wall, there is in existence in the Village of Quogue a Board of Architectural Review, the Zoning Administrator shall refer all applications for fence or wall building permits to the Board of Architectural Review. Said Board shall disapprove an application for construction of a fence or wall where it finds it would be detrimental to the character, property values, enjoyment or development of the surrounding residential area by reason of excessive dissimilarity or inappropriateness of design or would be inconsistent with the preservation of public safety and health.
[Amended 12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993]
Any such fence or wall constructed within a required front, side or rear yard shall have the face or finished side thereof facing the property line of the adjacent owner or adjacent street. The Zoning Administrator shall designate which side is the finished or face side of the fence or wall.