Shenandoah, TX Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed materials
- Wood, masonry, or wrought iron only
- Maximum fine
- $500.00 per violation
- Violation class
- Class C misdemeanor
- City remedy
- May remove fence at owner's expense
- Governing ordinance
- Ord. No. O-01025, Oct. 10, 2001
Summary
Shenandoah's fence ordinance limits materials to wood, masonry, or wrought iron citywide, unless another code section allows something else. Violations are a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 per violation, and the city may remove noncompliant fencing at the owner's expense under Chapter 14, Article III of the Shenandoah Code of Ordinances, Montgomery County, Texas.
All fencing shall be constructed of wood, masonry or wrought iron, or any combination thereof, unless otherwise specifically noted in this Code. ... Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this article shall be considered guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay such penalties as the court may decide to prescribe which shall not to exceed $500.00 per violation, at the discretion of the court. Such fence in violation of this article may be removed by the city at the owner's expense.
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 14 governs fences citywide in Shenandoah, Texas, a Type A general-law city in Montgomery County. Sec. 14-73 restricts every fence in the city to wood, masonry, or wrought iron, or a combination of those materials, unless another part of the Code specifically allows something else, which rules out chain-link, barbed wire, and similar materials for ordinary residential and commercial fencing. Sec. 14-71 requires all fencing to be structurally sound and aesthetically maintained, requires wood fencing to be replaced once it shows visible dilapidation or deterioration, and requires any graffiti or defacement to be restored within 72 hours.
A related provision, Sec. 14-72, requires trash cans, bins and dumpsters located outside single-family residential districts to be screened behind a wood or masonry fence between six and eight feet tall. Enforcement of Article III runs through Sec. 00 per violation at its discretion. Beyond the fine, the city itself may physically remove a noncompliant fence and charge the cost back to the property owner, a stronger remedy than a fine alone. These rules trace to Ord. No. O-01025, adopted October 10, 2001, and have not been superseded in the current code.
001, its fencing authority rests entirely in this locally adopted article rather than in home-rule police power, and there is no separate citywide zoning-code fence standard since Chapter 102 Zoning was repealed in 2011 and moved off-code.
Violations & Fines
Violating Article III's fencing rules is a Class C misdemeanor under Sec. 14-74, carrying a court-imposed fine of up to $500.00 per violation. The City of Shenandoah is not limited to fines: it may remove a noncompliant fence at the property owner's expense, in addition to any criminal penalty imposed for using a prohibited material such as chain-link or barbed wire instead of wood, masonry, or wrought iron.
Frequently Asked Questions
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