All fences and walls in New Braunfels require a building permit under Sec. 144-5.3-2, and must meet all permit and plan-review submittal requirements, including an engineered foundation when necessary. Fences in public easements need a gate or removable panel for access, and fences are prohibited in drainage easements.
New Braunfels requires a permit for fences. Section 144-5.3-2(f) (as renumbered in the city's code interpretation) states that all fences and walls require building permits and must comply with all permit and plan-review submittal requirements, including an engineered foundation when necessary. Fence permits are issued through the city's Building Division / Permits and Applications process. The same section adds related conditions: a fence within a public easement must include a gate or removable panel so the easement-holder can access it for maintenance, and the responsible entity must approve the fence; fences are prohibited entirely within drainage easements. Where a five-unit-or-greater multifamily or non-residential development abuts single- to four-family residential land, the developer must build and maintain a solid masonry residential buffer wall (6 to 8 feet tall) of approved materials such as brick, stone, or precast concrete - not fiber-cement products - subject to a neighbor-objection exemption process. Because fence rules and permit procedures are administered by Planning and Development Services and have been part of an ongoing Land Development Ordinance update, applicants should confirm current submittal requirements and fees with the Building Division before installing a fence.
Installing a fence without the required building permit, within a drainage easement, or without easement access provisions can result in Code Compliance enforcement, stop-work or correction orders, and potential removal. Buffer-wall requirements for adjacent development are separately enforced before a certificate of occupancy.
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