A. The Building Commissioner or his/her designate may inspect any fence to determine whether it conforms with the provisions of this Chapter. Any person who erects, constructs, builds or causes to be erected, built or constructed a fence, or a privacy screen, or who owns or leases property upon which a fence or privacy screen is located, shall permit the Building Commissioner or his/her designate access to inspect said fence or privacy screen to determine whether it complies with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. Failure to comply with any written notice from the Building Commissioner or his/her designate shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter.
C. Appeal from a decision of the Building Commissioner shall be permitted to the Village Board of Trustees in a manner and in conformance with the rules promulgated by that Board.
D. The Village Board of Trustees may grant such variations from the provisions of this Chapter in harmony with their general purpose and intent. Such variation shall be granted only after the Village Board has made a finding of fact that there are practical difficulties or particular hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the regulations of this Chapter.
E. Upon the receipt of any request for a variation of any provision of this Chapter, the Village Board of Trustees shall conduct a public hearing after due notice of the time and place of such hearing is given to all property owners immediately adjacent and contiguous to the property which is the subject of the variance request.
F. All fences and privacy screens shall comply with the Village Zoning Ordinance and all other ordinances of the Village and applicable State laws. (Ord. 98-37, 6-1-1998)