Babylon, NY Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted styles
- Basket-weave, woven-wire, split-rail, picket
- Other materials
- Need Zoning Board of Appeals variance
- Barbed/razor wire
- Barred outside industrial districts
- Barbed wire height cap
- Six feet maximum
- Electric fences
- Banned in AA Residence Districts
Summary
Town of Babylon zoning limits by-right fences to basket-weave, woven-wire, vertical-wood-staving, split-rail, or evenly spaced picket-style construction under § 213-1, and confines barbed and razor wire to industrial districts only, keeping it off land near residential-zoned or residential-used property under § 213-356.
FENCE — Either basket-weave, woven-wire, vertical-wood-staving, split-rail or a fence having open spaces the same width as and between each of the pickets, slats or other materials used in its construction, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
The Town of Babylon's zoning code defines a permitted "fence" as basket-weave, woven-wire, vertical-wood-staving, split-rail construction, or any style with open spaces the same width as the pickets, slats or other material used: anything else needs a Zoning Board of Appeals variance (§ 213-1). Separately, Article XXVII bars barbed wire and razor wire townwide except in G, GA, GB and H Industrial Districts, where the Planning Board can approve it on a fence or wall up to six feet tall, posted with a red "CAUTION BARBED WIRE" sign, and never adjoining residential-zoned or residential-used property (§ 213-355, § 213-356). Electric fences are barred outright in AA Residence Districts.
Violations & Fines
Fences built with non-conforming materials, or barbed wire installed without Planning Board approval and signage, violate Chapter 213 and expose the owner to removal orders and fines under the general penalty section, § 1-15.
Frequently Asked Questions
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