Monroe County towns specify approved fence materials in zoning codes. Wood, vinyl, chain-link, and wrought iron standard. Barbed wire banned in residential zones. Rochester Preservation Board reviews historic districts.
Fence material rules vary by Monroe County town. Rochester Zoning Code Ch. 120 allows wood, vinyl, chain-link, wrought iron, and masonry in residential R-1 and R-2 districts; barbed wire and razor wire prohibited in residential zones. Rochester Preservation Board reviews fences in designated Preservation Districts (East Avenue, Grove Place, Third Ward, Susan B. Anthony). Brighton and Pittsford zoning specify similar approved materials with additional restrictions on front-yard chain-link. Electric fences generally banned in residential districts. Finished side must face outward toward the street or neighbor under most town codes.
Non-compliant materials: town code violation $100 to $500 plus replacement requirement. Preservation District violation in Rochester: Preservation Board citation and required restoration.
Monroe County, NY
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