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^ nope not a corner lot so he has little to worry about as far as complaints. It's very evident if you do it on a corner lot where cars are turning all the time. We even had to cut shrubbery down at a corner.
Actually I believe anything in front of your house can not be over 4' without a permit so just don't let anyone on here know your address and you'll be fine. But if you were reported you might be screwed with that fencing. I don't agree with it I think if you wanted to put a 20' fence on it you should be allowed as it is your property, but the towns have plenty of stupid rules.
^ nope not a corner lot so he has little to worry about as far as complaints. It's very evident if you do it on a corner lot where cars are turning all the time. We even had to cut shrubbery down at a corner.
My property rests on a corner. About 115' wide at the front of the house and about 130' deep. The 6' PVC fence shown in the picture is on the sidewalk of my side property line. Starts at the left rear corner of the house - extends to the sidewalk, then about 90' feet to the left rear corner of the property.
What are the rules around fencing a property? We have a corner lot and are looking to extend the fence further to the front to allow for more 'back' yard. Can we do a high fence all the way to the street or does it have to be of a certain (smaller) height? Is it only allowed to fence in as far as your house and not all the way to sidewalk?
This is for town of Hempstead.
You can have epee duels mid block or on the corner.
It is unusual to see a fence erected beyond the the front line of a house be over 4 ft high. Most jurisdictions would not allow it, and at the least a variance would be required. Imagine in the first picture if the neighbors garage were located on the other side of the house; the 6 ft fence all the way out to the sidewalk would block their view when backing a car out of the driveway.
I have a friend in Suffolk, Town of Brookhaven, who was forced to lower all of his fencing in front of the house down to 4 feet. Not only does it block visibility from neighboring driveways, but if everyone did it a "tunnel " effect would be created on the street, making it look like a prison or industrial facility with no visible landscaping. I doubt you would get away with telling the Town or Village to "shove it", as was suggested. Same thing with another family in Massapequa, had to lower the fence and keep it the proper distance from the curb.These things will surface when you go to sell the house.
Also, in most jurisdictions a building permit is required for 6 ft fences; they just want to be sure it's of proper construction and not likely to fall over. Fencing does not generally add to assessed value.
I put a 6' PVC fence right on the sidewalk of my corner property - about 120'. Neighbor behind me did the same thing with about 80' of fencing. No permits were filed.
Neighbor across the street filed permits and only went 4' with shrubs in front of it.
There is a code for fencing on a corner property. Look it up on the town website.
I don’t think a 6’ fence is allowed anywhere near the sidewalk on a corner property. You need to keep the visibility open for people turning the corner.
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