Fence & Gate Installation in Texas City, TX

Fence installation in Texas City: what we build

As a Galveston County fence builder, we install new fences and gates for homes and businesses across Texas City:

• Fences: wood privacy and picket, vinyl, aluminum, ornamental iron and chain link.
• Gates: walk gates that match the fence, driveway gates, wrought iron gates and electric gates, with openers and access control when you want them.
• Pool barriers (pool fencing) and custom designs.

Texas City is mostly residential neighborhoods and commercial frontage along its main corridors, and the ordinance below is written for that: a flat height rule for side and rear yards, a separate front-yard rule, and an extra rule at street corners. Texas City is also home to a working stretch of Gulf Coast refining and petrochemical industry; if the job is perimeter security fencing for that kind of site, see our dedicated industrial and petrochemical-area perimeter fencing page instead — this page covers the general residential and commercial fence rule, not that specialty.

Front yard, side yard, rear yard: three different height rules

Texas City’s Code of Ordinances §161.005 treats each yard differently:

1. Rear yard (§161.005(A)): up to 8 feet, erected along the rear build line with no part of the fence extending outside the property line as shown by survey.
2. Side yard (§161.005(B)): also up to 8 feet.
3. Front yard (§161.005(C)): an opaque fence beyond the front property line can’t exceed 30 inches. A fence built with openings larger than 2¼ inches per side — the ordinance’s test for "non-opaque" — can go up to 48 inches instead. Chain link and many picket styles clear that test; solid board and most panel fencing don’t.

The ordinance defines a "fence" as any barrier, wall or structure more than 18 inches high built to enclose, screen, restrict access to, or decorate a property — low garden edging generally falls outside that definition.

Corner lots: the 35-foot sight triangle

A corner lot carries one more rule. Texas City requires "proper view triangle visual clearance" for a distance of not less than 35 feet in either direction of the corner property line (§161.005(E)(7), referencing §160.086(G)). In practice, that means the fence nearest the intersection needs to stay low or open enough that drivers and pedestrians can see past it, for 35 feet along each street frontage measured from the corner. Past that 35-foot mark, the normal front, side or rear-yard height rule for that stretch of fence applies again.

From estimate to finished fence

1. Free on-site estimate. We walk the line with you, measure it, and note grade, drainage, trees, utilities, easements, corner frontage and where gates go.

2. Material and design. We talk through wood, vinyl, aluminum, iron and chain link for the yard and the rule that applies to it, and the hardware to go with it. You get a written estimate after the visit.

3. Permit. Confirm the fence permit, height, material and your lot’s zoning with the City of Texas City before any post goes in.

4. Installation. Posts are set, panels or pickets hung, and gates adjusted so they swing and latch properly. We walk the finished fence with you before we leave.

Financing is available through the providers on our financing page, subject to credit approval.

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