VILLAGE OF STURTEVANT 2801 89TH STREET STURTEVANT, WI 53177 17.21 FENCE PERMIT APPLICATION New Fence Replacement Add t Existing Ihdustrial Cmmercial Residential 'OWNER: LOCATION ADDRESS: OWNER ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT THAN LOCATION 'OWNER'S PHONE CONTRACTOR CONTRACTOR ADDRESS: Height Type f Fence CONTRACTOR PHONE: Length f Fence_ Permit Fee-if Less than 80 Linear Feet-$35.00 Permit Fee- if mre than 80 Linear Feet-$70.00 JOB VALUATION EST: APPLICANT: I have received a cpy f the Village f Sturtevant's Ordinance 17.21 and the terms and cnditins regarding cnstructin f a fence including fences within drainage ways. I understand that I, as the applicant have a respnsibility t cmply with all applicable terms and cnditins, cdes, statutes and rdinances f the Village f Sturtevant. The issuance f the permit creates n legal liability, express, r implied n the Department r the Village. See back f applicatin fr terms and cnditins regarding the cnstructin f fences ver and acrss recrded drainage easements Applicants Siqnature: Date: PERMIT NUMBER: TAX KEY NUMBER: INSPECTORS SIGNATURE DATE
Fences Within Drainage Easements The cnstructin f fences in recrded drainage easements is permitted nly under the fllwing terms and cnditins: 1. Fencing can nt adversely impede r bstruct the flw f water thrugh the drainage easement. 2. Fence styles must have adequate penings t allw surface water t pass thrugh i.e. split rail, spaced picket, shadw bx. 3. Fences that have n space between pickets r bards d nt allw unimpeded and unbstructed flw f surface water and are nt permitted. 4. Cnstructin f the fence must nt change the surface grade in a way that adversely impedes r bstructs the flw f water thrugh the drainage easement. 5. Utilities such as electrical lines and strm water lines are ften buried in the drainage easement and access t these utilities can nt be bstructed. If a utility r the Village needs t get access t an undergrund utility, they will remve any bstructing fence and will nt cmpensate the landwner fr any damage t the fence and will nt reinstall the bstructing fence nce wrk is cmpleted. 6. It is recmmended that fences crssing the drainage easement have a gate r a remvable sectin t allw a utility r Village truck t get in and access the undergrund utility. 7. The granting f a permit by the Village des nt relieve a landwner f respnsibility t ther landwners if the fence causes drainage prblems n ther prperties. 8. The granting f a permit by the Village des nt relieve a landwner frm any bligatin t cmply with any applicable restrictive cvenants, zning rdinances r building cdes that apply t the parcel.
ZONING CODE 17.21 17.21 FENCES, SCREENS AND BUSHES. (Cr. 6/7/89) (1) PERMIT. N fence shall be cnstructed in the Village withut first btaining a permit frm the Building Inspectr. The applicatin fr such permit shall be n a frm prescribed by the Village and shall be accmpanied by a plt plan shwing the lt and the prpsed lcatin f the fence. (2) CONSTRUCTION AND PLACEMENT OF FENCES. (a) In any residential district, fences shall nt exceed the fllwing heights. Fr purpses f this sectin the frnt yard shall extend frm the frnt setback line t the frnt lt line: 1. 6' in height in side and rear yards. 2. 3' in frnt yards. (b) In any business r industrial district fences shall nt exceed 12' in height. (c) In any mbile hme park district, fences shall cmply with the restrictins impsed in residential districts, except as therwise prvided in the apprved plan f the mbile hme park. (d) Fences shall be s cnstructed s as nt t be incmpatible with the character f surrunding r neighbring structures and s as nt t cause a depreciatin f prperty values. In the event there shall be any dispute with respect t the same, it shall be addressed as prvided in Sectin 17.40. (e) Fences shall be s cnstructed and placed s that the side facing adjacent prperty (uter side) shall be at least as attractive as the side facing tward the fenced prperty (inner side). Fence pst shall be placed n the inner side f the fence and shall nt be larger than 4" x 4". Metal fence psts shall be set in cncrete bases. (f) N barbed wire, creste-cvered materials r ther injurius materials shall be used.. (g) Fences must be ttally within the installing prperty wners lt lines and shall be installed n clser than six (6) inches frm the lt lines. (3) MAINTENANCE OF FENCES, SCREENS AND BUSHES. (a) Fences and screens shall be maintained by the wner in an attractive and gd cnditin. (b) Fences, screens and bushes lcated adjacent t a public right-f-way shall be maintained in such fashin s as nt t extend int the public right-f-way s as t hinder, bstruct r endanger any persn r prperty within the right-fway. (4) VISION CLEARANCE FOR CORNER LOTS. Ntwithstanding the freging prvisins, t prvide adequate visin clearance fr persns using the public highways, n fence, screening, structure, bush, tree, branches r mund shall be erected, grwn, placed r maintained n a cmer lt in the Village which shall bstruct the visin between 3' and 6' abve the curb level r, if nne, the street grade at the lcatin, within a triangle frmed by the intersecting street lines and a line cnnecting such street lines frm pints 15' frm the intersectin f the street lines.
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Curb Line r Pavement Line <D I Sidewalk '" I r-- I..., >- c CJ1 U... -N r-- L Q) C L U C <I) > W f <t f a --.J 0 '-. Za ' '!, /" Visin Triangle, :2), '(1 " / au "0 a: C 7'!:'" nc:.., tt'.., -g c < 3 -+ r- :r V1 > W 0:: 17.21.() VISION CLEARANCE FOR CORNER LOTS. Ntwithstanding the foreging prvisins. t prvide adequate visin clearance for persns using the pub Iic highways. n fence. screening. structure. bush. tree. branches Or mund shal I be erected. grwn. placed Or maintained n a corner lt in the Vi Ilage which shal I bstruct the visin between 3' and 6' abve the curb level Or. if nne. the street grade at the lcatin. within a triangle formed by the intersecting street Iines and a Iine cnnecting such street Iines frm pints 15' frm the intersectin f the street lines. Visin Clearance Fr Crner Lts R06-0019-002 cs;:.;::; LOCA T I ON: Village f Sturtevant Racine Cunty, WI SCALE: NTS DA TE: July, 2006 DRAWN BY: TJH