Georgetown, TX Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

44 of the Georgetown Code of Ordinances, "Obstruction of View in Public Ways," governs fences and walls at street corners citywide. Sec. 010 defines the restricted "sight triangle": on local streets it runs from the back of curb (or edge of pavement where there is no curb), and on all other streets it runs from the right-of-way line, with each side of the triangle extending 25 feet along the right-of-way or curb from the projected point where the two streets intersect. Where the curb curves as it approaches the intersection, the tangent lines at the beginning of the curve are projected out to fix where the triangle's sides start.

Sec. 020 then bars anyone from erecting or maintaining a wall, fence, or other structure inside that triangle above three feet, measured from the crowns of the adjacent streets; utility poles are the only structures exempted. A companion rule in Sec. 030 caps hedges, shrubs, and other plantings in the same triangle at three feet for the same reason, and Sec. 060 limits this whole chapter to zoned areas of the city that require a building setback from the property line, so the rule tracks the City's zoning map rather than applying uniformly outside those districts.

Sec. 070 exempts any business building, family dwelling, or apartment house that already existed on the site when this ordinance was enacted and that is not otherwise violating city or state law. Homeowners planning a corner-lot fence should measure the 25-foot triangle from the curb or right-of-way before building above three feet in that zone; standard side and rear yard fences outside the sight triangle are addressed in the City's Unified Development Code, which is published separately from this general code.