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Zoning board approves 8-foot fence along Route 403 after library support
Summary
The board granted an area-variance allowing an 8-foot fence (6-foot wood atop a 2-foot stone wall) along Route 403 at the Hartigan property after a letter of support from the Desmond Fish Library and discussion of matching neighboring fences.
The Philipstown Zoning Board on Monday approved an area variance allowing an 8-foot fence to be installed along Route 403 at the Hartigan property, after the board considered neighbor support and zoning criteria.
Architect Elizabeth Parks and property owner Peter Hartigan described a proposal for an 8-foot combined wall-and-fence (a 2-foot stone wall with a 6-foot wood stockade above) along Route 403, with chain-link or deer-fence treatments on other sides. Chair read a letter of support from Anita Prentice, president of the Desmond Fish Library trustees, which said the library reviewed Mr. Hartigan’s plans and endorsed the fencing as a helpful deterrent for children near the library’s play area.
Board members examined the five statutory factors for an area variance, noting that similar, taller fences exist along Route 9D/403 near the property and that the proposal is designed to match adjacent treatments. The applicant acknowledged that the condition was “self-created” in part but stressed constraints from existing property lines and the preexisting house placement. After closing the public hearing, the board took a roll-call vote and approved the variance; the chair signed paperwork allowing the applicant to proceed to the building inspector for permitting.
The board conditioned approval on the materials and locations discussed—stockade on the Route 403 frontage atop the stone wall, chain link or deer fencing on the sides and rear to match neighboring properties—and recorded the supporting letter from the Desmond Fish Library in the file.
