Gallatin caps residential fences at four feet in the front yard and six feet in side and rear yards, with front fences no more than fifty percent opaque. Hendersonville and the other Sumner cities run similar limits, and lake-subdivision HOAs often matter more.
In Gallatin, a residential fence may reach six feet in a required side or rear yard and four feet in a required front yard, and a front-yard fence must stay no more than fifty percent opaque so it does not wall off the street. Corner lots everywhere must keep the sight triangle clear between two and a half and ten feet above the road grade. Hendersonville and the other Sumner cities apply comparable zoning limits, while unincorporated county land is looser. Around Old Hickory Lake, subdivision covenants frequently set the tighter number and dictate style, so read them first.
A fence over the allowed height draws a correction notice from city or county codes staff, which can require it lowered, permitted through a variance, or removed. HOA breaches carry separate fines.
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