Bexar County does not restrict fencing materials countywide. San Antonio prohibits barbed wire and razor wire on residential lots, and most area HOAs dictate acceptable materials such as cedar, wrought iron, or masonry.
Texas and Bexar County give property owners wide latitude on fencing materials in unincorporated areas, including the use of agricultural barbed wire on tracts that retain an agricultural character. Inside San Antonio, the Unified Development Code prohibits barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing on residential and most commercial lots, with narrow exceptions for industrial zones and some institutional uses that meet a 6-foot solid fence base requirement. Chain-link is permitted but many subdivisions forbid it by covenant, and the UDC requires chain-link to be dark coated along certain corridors. Cedar picket, composite, masonry, and ornamental iron are the dominant HOA-approved materials in the San Antonio area. Temporary construction fencing must be removed when work is complete. The Edwards Aquifer contributing zone does not add material limits for fences themselves, but it does limit disturbance near recharge features. Historic districts such as King William and Monte Vista have additional design review for fence materials.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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