ARB orders cuts to tall fence posts and survey updates after chicken‑wire fencing found at two properties

At its May 14 meeting the East Hampton Architects Review Board instructed applicants at two separate properties to correct fence and gate installations that did not match previously approved surveys or fence specifications.

Chair (S2) led discussion of 10 Rolling Woods Court in Wainscott where the applicant had installed black chicken‑wire deer fencing with poles that extended 8–12 inches above the permitted fence height; the board noted a gate that was not shown on the approved survey. Jean Galante (S9), a landscape professional who spoke for the applicant, said she was not aware the poles exceeded the fence height. The board directed the applicant to cut the poles to the permitted height and to file an updated survey showing the gate; members said they would then complete inspection and final approval.

On 157 Long Lane the board approved a 570‑square‑foot garage (1994) and a later sunroom addition for CO but again required fence poles that extended up to two feet above the permitted 6‑foot height to be cut down and for the driveway gate to be added to an updated survey before finalization. Chair (S2) said the applicant had been through a long construction sequence and approved the buildings "this time" while reserving corrective action for the fencing and surveys.

The board’s actions split structural approvals (granted) from corrective requirements (required adjustments and updated surveys). Members emphasized the need for future applications to show gates and fencing on surveys and for installations to conform to approved materials and heights.