A Fence Permit shall be secured from the Hendersonville Planning Department prior to construction per the City's published Residential Fence Standards and Chapter 10.4.9 of the Zoning Ordinance. The application is submitted to the Planning Department at 101 Maple Drive North (615-264-5316, planning@hvilletn.org) and confirms fence location, height, materials, and compliance with right-of-way, setback, and HOA rules. Pool barriers are separately permitted by Building & Codes (615-822-3802) under the City-adopted 2021 ISPSC.
The City's Zoning Permit - Fence form (Residential Fence Standards) states: 'A Fence Permit shall be secured from the Hendersonville Planning Department prior to construction. The complete standards are contained in the Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 10.4.9.' The application requires property address, owner/contact, contractor, email, phone, subdivision, section/phase, lot, fence location, fence height, and fence materials, and the applicant signs: 'I understand and agree to comply with the Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance.' Plan review verifies the Chapter 10.4.9 height limits (8 feet rear/interior side and side street; front-yard limit equal to home setback with 48-inch / 60-inch decorative exceptions), material standards, and the right-of-way prohibition ('The fence shall not encroach upon street right-of-way, including future/planned right-of-way'). Property owner is responsible for verifying property lines (the City does not survey). Fences are reviewed by the Planning Department, but pool barriers and any retaining wall over the IRC threshold are reviewed and permitted by Building & Codes (101 Maple Drive North, 615-822-3802, codes@hvilletn.org) under the City-adopted 2021 ICC family (effective July 1, 2025), which includes the 2021 IRC, 2021 IBC, 2021 ISPSC, 2020 NEC, and 2017 ICC A117.1. These codes are adopted citywide and operate alongside the statewide construction-safety floor at Tennessee Code Annotated Title 68, Chapter 120.
Constructing a fence without first obtaining a Fence Permit from the Planning Department is a Chapter 10.4.9 violation. Building a fence that exceeds the height limit, intrudes into the street right-of-way, is constructed of a non-approved material, or is placed inside the side-street setback can result in a stop-work order and a required permit application or removal. HOA covenants that impose stricter rules apply concurrently per the City form: 'IN SUCH CASES, THE MORE RESTRICTIONS REGULATIONS APPLY.'
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