[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
No fence shall be constructed, erected, enlarged or altered
unless a permit is first obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer
upon payment of a fee as established by resolution of the Town Board.
In the event that a property owner applies for more than one fence
permit in a calendar year, there shall be no fee charged for any additional
fence permits.
Application for a permit for a fence, except for an agricultural
use, shall be made upon a form to be provided which shall be accompanied
by an accurate survey upon which there shall be shown the proposed
location of the fence, a scaled drawing of a typical section of the
fence including all gates, and material and color details, together
with any other information as may be required. An application for
an agricultural use fence which fence will be constructed with materials
other than those sold as ornamental fencing, may be made upon a sketch
plan provided by the applicant which portrays the property lines of
the property.
Fences for one- and two-family residences and fences for nonretail
sale agricultural uses shall not exceed six feet in height which are
situated other than within a required front yard setback.
Uses subject to site plan review must have any proposed fence
approved by the Planning Board prior to issuance of a permit by the
Code Enforcement Officer.
The following fences are exempt from the provisions of this
article:
A. An agricultural grazing fence, a seasonal snow fence and a construction
fence.
B. A fence enclosing a swimming pool as required by the New York State
Building Code.
C. Any other fence situated 10 feet off of any property line or 10 feet
off of a public or private right-of-way and such fence height does
not exceed six feet above the ground.