Chesterfield County zoning sets fence height and location but does not referee boundary or cost-sharing disputes. Build on your own land, keep out of recorded easements, and confirm the property line before installing.
The county's role is limited to Zoning Ordinance Section 19.2-39 standards: fence height by yard, corner-lot sight-distance triangles, and staying out of drainage and utility easements. It does not decide who owns a boundary line or force neighbors to share fence costs. Virginia is a Dillon-rule state, so the county has no statute compelling shared 'partition' fences for ordinary lots; those disputes are private civil matters resolved by a recorded survey or the courts. A boundary survey is the reliable way to place your fence entirely on your side. Agricultural fence-out and livestock-fence duties fall under separate Virginia Code provisions.
Encroaching fences are a civil trespass between owners, not a county fine; the county enforces only zoning height, location, and sight-distance violations of Section 19.2-39.
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