7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
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Lubbock County cannot zone, so it sets no fence-height rule in unincorporated areas. Inside the City of Lubbock, a residential fence in the required front setback is capped at 48 inches; any other residential fence or wall may reach 10 feet.
Lubbock UDC Sec. 39.02.020 (Residential fences and walls — Height and Openness)
Except as permitted in Subsection b.5.G., Apartment Fencing, below, the maximum height of a residential fence or wall within a required front setback shall be 48 inches. The maximum height for any other residential fence or wall shall be 10 feet.
Unincorporated Lubbock County issues no fence permit because it cannot zone. In the City of Lubbock a building permit is not required for a fence up to 7 feet high, but a fence over 7 feet does need one.
Lubbock Code Sec. 28.05.063 (Building work exempted)
Building work exempted is as follows: One-story detached accessory structures ... Fences not over 7 feet (2134 mm) high.
Neither Lubbock County nor Texas law forces a neighbor to split a boundary fence's cost; that is a private civil matter. The City of Lubbock regulates the corner visibility triangle, where shrubs and fences may not exceed 3 feet.
Lubbock UDC Sec. 39.02.023 (Visibility Triangle)
Objects including, but not limited to, vegetation, driveways, new structures, or signs shall not encroach into the visibility triangle except as specifically allowed in this UDC. Shrubs and fences may encroach when their overall height does not exceed 3 feet.
Lubbock County sets no retaining-wall zoning in unincorporated areas because it cannot zone. In the City of Lubbock a retaining wall up to 4 feet is exempt from a permit; a taller wall, or one holding a surcharge, needs a building permit.
Lubbock Code Sec. 28.05.063 (Building work exempted)
Retaining walls which are not over 4 feet (1219 mm) in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding class I, II or III-A liquids.
Unincorporated Lubbock County has no fence code because it cannot zone. City requirements apply inside limits: the City of Lubbock requires wooden picket and metal-panel fences to use metal posts, brackets and caps, and limits split-rail fencing to lots of one acre or larger.
Lubbock UDC Sec. 39.02.020 (Approved fence materials)
Sheet, roll, or corrugated metal, only if constructed with metal posts, metal frames, metal brackets, and metal caps; and Other wooden picket fences, only if constructed with metal posts, metal brackets, and metal caps. Wooden horizontal members must be at least 2" X 4" in size.
Lubbock County restricts no fence materials in unincorporated areas because it cannot zone. The City of Lubbock does: residential fences may not use barbed wire, razor wire, electrified components, embedded glass, plywood, fiberglass panels or secondhand materials.
Lubbock UDC Sec. 39.02.020 (Prohibited fence materials)
Residential fences not associated with the permitted keeping of livestock are prohibited from being composed of the following materials: ... Plywood or particleboard; ... Fiberglass panels ...; Barbed wire or concertina; Razor wire; Electrified components ...; Embedded glass shards; or Damaged, deteriorated, or unsafe materials.
Unincorporated Lubbock County lists no approved fence materials because it cannot zone. Inside the City of Lubbock, residential fences may be built of masonry, ornamental metal, cedar or whitewood, composite, vinyl or chainlink, among other listed materials.
Lubbock UDC Sec. 39.02.020 (Approved fence materials)
Residential fences may be constructed of any of the following materials: Masonry (brick, stone, reinforced concrete) or any other sustainable material with more than a 30-year life expectancy; Ornamental metal fencing; Cedar or whitewood; Composite fencing; Vinyl fencing; Chainlink fencing ...
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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