In unincorporated Williamson County, zoning sets fence heights, generally six feet in side and rear yards and four feet toward the front. Franklin and Brentwood run their own rules, and an HOA usually matters more than either.
Fence height in Williamson County turns on where the fence sits and who has jurisdiction. On unincorporated land the county zoning resolution caps most residential fences near six feet in side and rear yards, with lower limits toward the front. Inside Franklin, a fence facing a street is limited to four feet, though an open fence that is not chain-link may reach six feet and must stay no more than seventy-five percent opaque. Corner lots everywhere must keep the sight triangle at the intersection clear. In a county this HOA-heavy, private covenants routinely set the tighter number, so read them first.
A fence over the allowed height draws a correction notice from county or city codes staff, which can require it lowered, permitted through a variance, or removed. HOA breaches carry separate fines.
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