Fence installation in Kedron
Kedron mixes single family homes with apartment communities, so more fence lines here run against a neighbour than against open ground. That makes one ordinance rule matter more than usual: where a fence has supports on one side only, that side must face into your property.
A mix of single family homes and apartment communities, which means more shared boundary lines and more jobs where the finished side has to face a neighbour rather than the owner.
What is different about fencing in Kedron?
Neighbours. The village mixes single family housing with apartment communities, so a larger share of fence lines here run along a shared boundary rather than against a fairway, a greenbelt or open ground.
That shifts which rules matter. The path setback and the street height caps come up less. The rule about which side faces outward comes up on almost every job.
Which side has to face the neighbour?
Theirs. Where a fence has structural supports on one side only, that side must face the interior of your property, so the finished face looks out.
It costs nothing to get right and it is instantly visible if you get it wrong. Say it out loud when you agree the work, because it is the sort of detail that gets assumed rather than confirmed.
There is a way around the conversation entirely. A vinyl privacy panel, or an ornamental aluminium run, reads the same from both sides, so no side is the bad side and the rule has nothing to bite on.
Where exactly is the boundary?
On the plat, and it is worth looking before anyone starts.
A fence may be built on the property line. Once it is in, moving it is expensive and awkward, and a run that strays a foot into next door is a problem that gets harder the longer it stands. Your closing package has the survey; that is the document that settles it.
The same plat shows any utility or drainage easement. A fence inside one can be removed when a crew needs to reach what is buried there, and putting it back is your cost rather than the utility’s.
How tall can it be?
Six feet along the side and rear of a typical lot, eight feet outside the required setback, and four feet within 40 feet of the right of way of an arterial or collector street.
For most Kedron boundaries the six foot figure is the one that applies. It is also, not coincidentally, the height most people want where a fence exists to separate two houses rather than to enclose a view.
What does it cost?
Wood runs $18 to $38 per linear foot installed and vinyl $25 to $50. Removal of an old fence adds $3 to $5 per linear foot.
On a shared boundary the material choice is worth thinking about twice, because whatever goes up is something two households look at every day for the next fifteen years. Vinyl costs more and settles the finished-side question by looking identical from both gardens.
Do I need a permit?
At four feet in height and above, yes. Most privacy fences clear that easily.
The application wants the material and the height, a site plan drawn on an official plat or survey, and a photograph of the fence you intend to build.