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MHF
Citizen
Username: Sfmom
Post Number: 18
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Friday, April 7, 2006 - 10:39 pm: | 
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Thanks to everyone who suggested fence installers. I spoke to one who let me know that I would have a very difficult time getting a permit because I live in a corner house. What is that all about? I have a 2.5yr old and live on the corner of SO Ave...I think I need the fence. Are they afraid that it will somehow block the view of drivers making a turn onto my street? I am only planning to fence the back and I have a very large front yard so I cannot imagine drivers having a problem with the fence. Any thoughts?
Thanks! |
crabby
Citizen
Username: Crabbyappleton
Post Number: 556
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 7:50 am: |
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The issue, I think, is putting the fence around the corner itself. |
kathy
Citizen
Username: Kathy
Post Number: 1283
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
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The general rule in SO is that a fence can not be closer to the street than the line of the house--and on a corner lot this is true on both sides. If you're okay with that you shouldn't have a problem. But if the "back yard" that you want to fence in extends past the house toward the side street, you will need a variance. These are certainly obtainable although I don't know what kind of justification you have to provide. Check out the house on Raymond Ave. at the corner of Grove, across from Grove Park, for an example of a fence that was allowed to extend past the house toward Grove Rd. |
Joe R.
Citizen
Username: Ragnatela
Post Number: 378
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 2:21 pm: |
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Same or similar rule in Maplewood. Years ago I had a fence plan frustrated by this rule, I lived on a corner and the side street was dead end. I was upset for a while, but I see the wisdom in it now. If you start letting preople put up fences in front, alot of lawns and garden would no longer be visible from the street and there is some terrible fencing material on the market these days. I think it's an aesthetic measure and on corners it also probably has something to do with sight lines. |
jersey Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 438
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 8:52 pm: |
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I have a 2 y.o. and a corner lot and a dog, on Center St. (also busy.) You cannot fence the front side of the house. BUT, you can have a fence that begins at the edge of the front of the house and goes all the way around the property to the other edge of the front of the house.
Some rules: your fence cannot be higher than four feet on the street side. I was close on this because the fence was higher than four feet, but the yard was sunken, so if you stood the yardstick on the street, I was okay.
I used Artistic Fence and got the aluminum fence (looks like iron.) It's open, I put in five gates so you can always walk where you want to (and get a mower through) but the gates have locks with keys for the child and dog who do not get a key.
J.B. |
jersey Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 442
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 9:20 pm: |
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By the way, that's for South Orange. I don't know what kind of crazy rules they have in Maplewood.
J.B. |
Pamela
Citizen
Username: Pamela
Post Number: 28
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2006 - 8:25 am: |
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A lot of times what you can do to get around the rule is install hedges. |
Mummite
Citizen
Username: Mummite
Post Number: 230
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2006 - 11:37 am: |
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Its not difficult. And you need a permit for all fences. Take your house survey to the town hall and ask them where you can have the fence for maximum back yard. If you want more space than that you may need to apply for a variance.
We too are on a corner. |
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