Chattanooga zoning allows fences and walls to be built directly on the lot line, so a boundary fence between neighbors is permitted. The fence must still stay on your own property and out of easements and rights-of-way.
Chattanooga City Code Sec. 38-51(d)(1) states that fences and walls are permitted to be constructed on a lot line, so neighbors may build right up to the shared boundary. Tennessee has no statewide law forcing neighbors to split fence costs, so cost-sharing for a shared fence is a private matter unless both owners agree. A fence must not encroach onto the neighbor's land, into the public right-of-way, or into a utility or drainage easement; if placed in an easement, the utility or county may remove it for maintenance at the owner's expense. Verify the boundary before building to avoid a trespass dispute.
A fence that crosses the property line or blocks a shared easement can prompt a private trespass/encroachment claim and, if in an easement, removal at the owner's expense.
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