Georgetown, TX Fence Regulations: Neighbor Fence Rules (2026)

Georgetown's UDC contains a few neighbor-facing fence rules but does not regulate cost-sharing between adjoining owners. Under Section 8.07.030.E, the finished 'face' side of a fence (opposite the structural supports) must face all public streets and public parkland; Section 8.07.070.D similarly requires the finished side of non-residential fences to face each adjoining property. Section 8.07.040.C allows a rear fence between two homes to be increased from six to eight feet only if it is not adjacent to a street right-of-way and has the consent of both property owners, making neighbor agreement central to taller shared fences. Beyond these provisions, fences on or near a property line are a matter of Texas state law. According to the Texas State Law Library, a Texas landowner generally has no legal obligation to share in the cost or future maintenance of a fence a neighbor builds on the dividing line unless they have agreed to do so; there is no statewide fence-cost-sharing law. Exact boundary location should be confirmed by survey, because a fence built over the line can raise encroachment and, over long periods, adverse-possession issues (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 16). For disputes, the city handles ordinance compliance while ownership and cost questions are civil matters between neighbors.