Vinyl Privacy Fence With Lattice Accent
This customer found me through my placement of the fence codes on this web site. Jay contacted me because he wanted to be sure there wouldn’t be any problems with ordinances in the City of Raleigh, and I have done research on this subject for this area (extensive research).
The customer’s situation called for a fence to be constructed inside his property line next to his driveway. The problem was that the fence would be in the front of his property extending towards the street. Jay wanted to be sure that what he wanted to do was legal so he wouldn’t have any troubles in the future.
Do You Need A Permit?
To my knowledge, the Town of Cary is the only municipality left in this area requiring a permit for building a fence. The City of Raleigh does not require a permit, but there are ordinances that say what you can and can’t do. Over and above that, your Homeowners Association may also have it’s own ordinances for building fences and walls in your area.
Because the verbiage in these ordinances is usually meant only for engineers and lawyers to understand, I called the planning and zoning department and spoke with someone about this situation. I was told that we could erect a vinyl fence up to six feet tall ANYWHERE on the property as long as we didn’t obstruct the line of site for the driveway to exit the property. That meant we needed to stay 15′ away from the road. We decided to stop 20′ short because of the rise in the terrain as you neared the road exiting his driveway.
Quality Materials
The fence to be installed was a tongue and groove vinyl privacy fence with a lattice accent and french gothic post caps. I used Master Halco to purchase the materials for this fence project. You can tell from the pictures, it came out wonderfully. When purchasing a PVC fence, the big box retailers offer products that are cheaper, but there is a reason they are cheaper. The quality of their product lacks the superior quality of the materials us and most other Raleigh fence companies purchase through our wholesale suppliers. So, the money you save now is lost in durability and appearance.
HOA
Jay doesn’t have a Homeowners Association to deal with in his neighborhood. Most customers have to deal with an HOA and would not be able to have this fence installed on their property because of the HOA bylaws. Jay’s neighborhood is an older one inside the city limits of Raleigh, NC., so it doesn’t have an HOA.
If you are unsure what the regulations are in your neighborhood, don’t build your fence until you have made the proper calls to your municipality and HOA for permission to construct a wood, chain link, aluminum or vinyl fence on your property. If you are in need of help, feel free to contact us.
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