ORD 2000-17TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ESTABLISHING THE COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION; REGULATION, AND
PERMITTING OF FENCES; PROVIDING FOR APPEAL;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING AND
REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 1991-01 RELATING TO
FENCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to regulate the construction of fences for the
purposes of insuring traffic safety, reducing drainage problems, and restricting the visual blight
caused by certain fences; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hereby finds that the regulations established herein are in
the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 2000-17 relating
to fences; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has heretofore adopted the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance which provides for certain screening and fencing regulations, and it is the intent of
the Council by adoption of this Ordinance to combine the terms of the screening and fencing
regulations of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance without affecting a substantive change in
that law; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS.
Section 1. Incorporation. The above premises are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. Definitions. When used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to them:
A. "Box Fence" shall mean a fence that is constructed in a "box" design so that the
fence has more than one finished side, and one finished side faces the inside of the property on
which it is constructed and the other finished side faces the outside of the property on which it is
constructed.
B. "Fence" shall mean any wall or structure more than three (3) feet in height
constructed or placed for the purpose of enclosing, screening, restricting access, or decorating
any real property, building or structure. In no event shall "fence" mean any wall or structure
constructed or placed in the front yard of a residence.
C. "Picket Fence" shall mean any fence, which has any two (2) adjacent slats or
pickets more than 1/2 inch apart.