Murfreesboro imposes no fence setback but warns owners not to encroach on a neighbor's property, easements, or the right of way. Rutherford County requires fences to stay out of the right-of-way and out of utility or drainage easements without written consent.
In Murfreesboro, there are no fence setback requirements, but the city cautions owners to avoid encroaching on a neighbor's property, a drainage or utility easement, or the public right of way. In unincorporated Rutherford County, Section 1101 B requires fences and walls to be erected outside the right-of-way of any public or private road, and Section 1101 B.11 bars fences in utility easements unless the utility provider approves in writing and in drainage easements without the County Engineer's written consent. Property owners are responsible for confirming their true boundary line, since a misplaced fence can become a civil boundary dispute between neighbors.
An encroaching fence may have to be removed at the owner's expense; boundary and encroachment disputes between neighbors are resolved as private civil matters, separate from county zoning enforcement.
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