Fence Regulations in Denton County, TX (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Denton County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Denton County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Height Limits

Unincorporated Denton County has no fence height ordinance. Property owners may build fences of any height on their own land without county approval. HOA deed restrictions in subdivisions typically limit fences to 6 feet in rear yards and 4 feet in front yards.

Denton County Fence Height Limits

Few Restrictions

Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 202.023 (Security Measures - Perimeter Fencing)

Sec. 202.023. SECURITY MEASURES. (b) A property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a restrictive covenant that prevents a property owner from building or installing security measures, including but not limited to a security camera, motion detector, or perimeter fence. (c) This section does not prohibit a property owners' association from: (2) regulating the type of fencing that a prop...

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Neighbor Fence Rules

Denton County has no good-neighbor fence ordinance. Texas has no state statute requiring shared fence costs between neighbors. Boundary fences and disputes are governed by common law and resolved through civil courts.

Denton County Fence Neighbor Rules

Few Restrictions

Texas Agriculture Code, Sec. 143.001-143.002 (Fences; Gates)

Sec. 143.001. SUFFICIENT FENCE REQUIRED. Except as provided by this chapter for an area in which a local option stock law has been adopted, each gardener or farmer shall make a sufficient fence around cleared land in cultivation that is at least five feet high and will prevent hogs from passing through. Sec. 143.002. GATE. A person may not build, join, or maintain around cleared land in cultiva...

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Fence Regulations by City in Denton County

4 cities in Denton County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

DentonPop. 139,869

4 verified rules • Height Limits, Material Restrictions

LewisvillePop. 111,822

3 verified rules • Height Limits, Neighbor Fence Rules

Flower MoundPop. 79,828

1 verified rule • Height Limits

Little ElmPop. 56,014

1 verified rule • Neighbor Fence Rules

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