Any fence or wall located in the front yard of any single-family residential lot that is parallel to a public street shall be no higher than five feet. Moveable components of the Gate(s) may exceed fence height provided that the moveable sections do not exceed eight feet in height. Determination on placement of front yard fencing will be made by the Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee after all utilities have been located and clearly marked. Materials used for front yard fencing will be determined acceptable by the Code Enforcement Official or the appointed designee at the time of permit application and approval. Examples of unacceptable fencing are, but not limited to, plywood, railroad ties, and corrugated metal sheets.

Any fence or wall located to the rear of the minimum required front yard line shall not exceed eight feet in height.

Fences that are constructed on lakefront property shall be no more than four feet in height from the lake edge and shall continue at this height for a distance of ten feet, and then can gradually increase in height (no more than one foot per 15 feet of length) until they are 50 feet from the lake. A permit must be applied for at City Hall and approved by the Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee, as well as all utility lines located by property owner (call Texas One Call #811) before fence construction can be started.

Every outdoor swimming pool constructed or installed after the effective date of this chapter shall be completely enclosed by a fence or a wall, or a combination thereof, which is not less than four feet in height. The fence and/or wall shall be so constructed as not to have openings, holes, or gaps larger than four inches an any dimension except for doors and gates. If a picket fence is erected or maintained, the horizontal spacing between pickets shall not exceed four inches. The walls of a dwelling, house, or accessory building may be used as part of such enclosures.

All gates and doors opening through an enclosure required pursuant to division (A) above shall be equipped with a self-closing device for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use, provided that a door of indwelling our accessory building which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped.

No person in possession of land within the city, whether as owner, purchaser, lessee, or tenant, upon which a swimming pool is constructed or installed shall fail to provide and maintain a secure enclosure around such swimming pool.

Persons owning pools may make application to the City Council which may authorize modifications and variances in individual cases upon a showing of good cause with respect to the height, nature, or location of the fence, wall, gate, or latch, or the necessity thereof; provided the minimum level of protection and security intended by this section is not reduced thereby. The City Council may permit other protective devices or structures to be used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substitute devices or structures is not less than the protection afforded by the fence, gate, and latch required.

The term SWIMMING POOL, as used herein, shall mean a body of water in an artificial or semi-artificial receptacle, structure, or container located outdoors, either above ground or below ground, used or intended to be used for public, semi-public, or private swimming, and shall include swimming pools used or intended to be used solely by the owner or others without payment of any fee.

At a street intersection, clear vision must be maintained for a minimum of 25 feet across any lot measured from the corner of the property line in both directions.

At an intersection with an alley, this clearance must be maintained for ten feet.

Shrubs and hedges that are typically less than 30 inches in height at maturity, as measured from the centerline of the street, may be located in the visual clearance areas of all districts.

A limited number of single-trunk trees having a clear trunk (branching) height of at least eight feet may be located within sight visibility areas, provided that they are spaced and positioned such that they will not produce a visibility inhibiting, “picket-fence” effect when they attain mature size.