Gere’s Fences Make For Bad Neighbors
Richard Gere is running into some zoning hurdles as he tries to put his imprint on the wealthy New York suburb of Bedford.
The 58-year-old actor and a partner have opened a cafe and bakery and have plans for a luxury inn and fine restaurant. But their new 180-foot-long cedar fence may not pass muster, building inspector Richard Megna said Monday.
Bedford’s rules call for a fence no higher than 4 feet along the street side of a property, he said, and Gere’s is 5 feet tall. [You know what they say about men with big fences, right?]
However, Gere’s representatives have been trying to win a variance from the town zoning board by landscaping the fence to make it look better, Megna said.
Bedford once turned down Martha Stewart’s plan for a barn on her property that would hold tractors, snowplows and a forklift because it was too close to the road.
Oh Richard….remember fences make keep them out but they also keep you in!
On behalf of Martha Stewart and the town of Bedford….BUSTED!
