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Board OKs 8-foot privacy fence at 274 Booth Road after neighbors cite safety and privacy concerns

Town of Cheektowaga Board of Appeals · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Cheektowaga Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing an 8-foot fence in the rear and side yard of 274 Booth Road, citing privacy from adjacent apartment windows and reports of trespass and other incidents; the board clarified setback rules for street-facing areas.

The Cheektowaga Board of Appeals voted to allow an 8-foot fence at 274 Booth Road, granting a variance from the local zoning limit of 6 feet in rear and side yards.

The applicant told the board the fence would restore privacy from apartment windows that currently overlook the yard. "I have absolutely no privacy from those apartments," the applicant said, describing kitchen and upstairs windows that face the…

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