7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in El Paso County, Texas.
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Texas counties have no zoning authority, so El Paso County sets no fence-height rules in unincorporated areas. Check your city if you are inside El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City, or another municipality's limits.
El Paso County issues no zoning-based fence permit in unincorporated areas because Texas counties cannot zone. A separate permit may apply inside city limits or where a fence sits in a platted easement or road right-of-way.
Texas counties have no zoning authority, so El Paso County sets no boundary-fence ordinance in unincorporated areas. Shared-fence disputes fall under Texas common law and any recorded deed restrictions on your lot.
Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 202.003(a)
A restrictive covenant shall be liberally construed to give effect to its purposes and intent.
El Paso County has no zoning power, so it sets no retaining-wall height or setback rule in unincorporated areas. Drainage and floodplain review by Public Works, plus any deed restrictions, may still apply to your project.
Texas counties cannot zone, so El Paso County imposes no design, setback, or construction requirements on fences in unincorporated areas. City codes and recorded deed restrictions supply the only enforceable standards.
El Paso County has no zoning power, so it restricts no fence materials in unincorporated areas. Any limits on barbed wire, chain link, or wood come from a city code or recorded deed restrictions, not the county.
Texas counties have no zoning authority, so El Paso County approves no specific fence materials in unincorporated areas. Any approved-materials list comes from a city code or your subdivision's recorded covenants.
1 cities in El Paso County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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