Patchogue zoning board reopens corner-lot fence variance after neighbors raise sightline and safety concerns

The Patchogue Zoning Board of Appeals reopened application 23-15 on Feb. 4, 2025, for permission to erect a six-foot residential fence at a corner lot near Highland Avenue and Park Avenue and accepted prior hearing records into the file.

Neighbors and the applicant discussed safety, sightlines and a proposal for a two-foot setback from the property line. The board asked the applicant to add a two‑foot plus/minus setback to the plans and placed the application on the decision calendar.

The applicant, identified in the hearing only as the property owner and applicant, told the board that existing measures and the proposed configuration were intended to protect his children and described prior neighborhood incidents. The applicant…