Collierville, TN Fence Regulations: Neighbor Fence Rules (2026)

Two paragraphs of § 151.006(C) carry most of the boundary-fence duties in the Town of Collierville. Paragraph (15) assigns upkeep: fences shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the property owner and/or homeowner association. It names examples of a lack of proper maintenance: rotten or deteriorated structural members, missing or broken components, excessive sagging of structural members, and warping or distortion of planks and fence or wall materials. Lack of proper maintenance and upkeep constitutes a violation of the regulations, so the Town can act without a neighbor complaint being the legal trigger.

Paragraph (16) covers double fences. They are allowed in side and rear yards, except on double frontage or reverse frontage lots where rear property lines face a public right-of-way, and a fence permit is required before one goes up. The code ties the double fence to a neighbor's inadequate fence: one can be installed on the opposite side of a common property line where an existing fence does not provide adequate screening, including where the opposing fence is below the prescribed maximum height or uses transparent materials such as chain-link fencing. Double fences must sit against the property line so there is no non-maintainable land between them.

Other paragraphs shape what a shared line looks like. Paragraph (10) requires the finished side of every fence to face public rights-of-way, common open areas, parkland, greenbelt and other public areas. Paragraph (11) requires a new fence that varies in height from an adjoining fence to transition to match it over a minimum distance of eight feet or a 4:1 ratio, and abrupt height changes between fences are not permitted. Paragraph (14) puts upkeep of fences on reverse and double-frontage lots on the property owner or an established homeowner's association.