[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia 5-5-1988
by L.L. No. 21-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No fence or wall, except an existing retaining wall,
shall be higher than six feet above the ground at any point unless such fence
is an open chain link type or one which does not restrict light or visibility
through more than 15% of its surface (evenly distributed), but shall not be
higher than eight feet anywhere on the property. This provision pertaining
to restriction on height or visibility shall not apply to junkyards for which
special permits and licenses have been granted by the Village Board.
(1)
Exception: six-foot to eight-foot fences with property
line on Veterans Memorial Highway from Sycamore Avenue to Old Nichols Road.
B.
No fence or wall shall be higher than four feet above
the ground at any point when set back less than 15 feet from a street property
line.
C.
No fence, wall or obstruction shall be higher than three
feet above the adjacent pavement edge when located within any required sight
triangle or when set back less than eight feet from any street pavement edge.
D.
No gate shall open into any street.
E.
The use of fences which deliver an electric
shock, charge or current to any animal or human being, when touched, is prohibited.
The installation or use of barbed wire lower than six feet to the ground is
also prohibited.
