Board of Directors

North Hill Property Owner's Association

Rules for Fences

The following proposed rules for fences at North Hill Subdivision were adopted by the Archigectural Review Committee on July 7, 1999 and are being submitted to the Board of Directors for its review and consideration for approval.

1.  General

        a.  No fence may exceed six (6) feet in height and six (6) inches in thickness.  With exceptions of brick fences.

        b.  Fences may be located in the utility easements but must stay within property lines.

        c.  Fences must be neat and constructed of normally accepted materials such as chain link, wood, brick and mortar, and stone and mortar with finished side turned outward.  Barbed wire or mesh is not allowed.

        d.  Fences must not detract from the value or appearance of property.

        e.  A fence foundation or chain wall may be allowed not to exceed six (6) inches wide and twelve (12) inches high, with exception of brick fences.  A sloping terrain can be an exception if deemed necessary and approved by the Architectural Review Committee.

        f.  The side of the fence that is visible from the street or adjoining lots shall be finished.

2.  Side Property Line Fences

        a.  A side fence may not extend any closer to the street than the rear line of the house or the front line of the neighbor's house, but in any case must not extend closer to the street than setback line.

        b.  A side fence located within twenty-five (25) feet of the lake waterline must not exceed four (4) feet in height and be of open construction such as chain link or split rail whose materials do not cover more than twenty (20) percent of the vertical area which they encompass.

3.  Street Fences - For Corner Lots

        a.  Fences facing the street cannot be located any closer to the street than the sideset back from the rear of the house.

        b.  Fences constructed in the area from the rear setback line and the house is restricted to:

                1.  Solid fences such as wood, brick and mortar and stone and mortar not exceeding two (2) feet in   

                        height, or

                2. Open fences of wood such as split rail, which do not exceed three (3) feet in height and whose materials do not cover more than twenty (20) percent of the vertical area which they encompass.  (No chain link fences are allowed in this area).

        c.  Fences for landscape beautification such as split rail are permitted within the front setback line.

4.  Lake fences

        a.  Lake-facing fences constructed within twenty-five (25) feet of the lake property line may  not exceed four (4) feet in height and must be of open construction such as chain link or split rail whose materials do not cover more than twenty (20) percent of the vertical area which they emcompass.

The Architectural Review Committee recognizes that there are existing fences that were constructed prior to the date of this recommendation.  This committee recommends that these fences be accepted even though they are non-conforming.