Fence Installation and Repair in Bullard, TX

A town on the county line

Bullard sits where US 69 meets FM 2137, FM 2493 and FM 344, about 15 miles south of Tyler, and its city limits run from Smith County into Cherokee County. The pine-covered hills around town have filled with newer family subdivisions drawn by Bullard ISD, and Brook Hill School sits nearby. Growth of roughly a third between 2010 and 2020 means a steady stream of lots getting their first backyard privacy fence.

Checking the permit question with City Hall

Bullard's permit list includes a residential construction permit, but no separate fence permit appears on it, and the city's rules do not make clear whether a fence needs one. Rather than guess, the business asks City Hall at 114 S. Phillips about the specific address before work starts. Fence standards themselves are written into Section 10-242 of the zoning ordinance, and that is the text a Bullard fence is built to.

Emerald Bay and other gated lakefront homes

To the west, Lake Palestine's east shore holds Emerald Bay, a gated golf-and-lake community with a Bullard mailing address. Its association sets its own rules, and whether a given Emerald Bay lot is inside the city or only in Bullard's extraterritorial jurisdiction has not been confirmed. For a fence there, the association's written rules come first, and the business reads them before any design is proposed.

Acreage outside town

Beyond the subdivisions, rural tracts in Bullard's extraterritorial jurisdiction call for different work: long perimeter lines, cross-fencing and wide drive gates. On pasture and larger lots, welded pipe fencing is a common choice because it handles livestock and long spans. Texas law does not require a neighbor to share the cost of a boundary fence unless they agree to it, which is worth settling before a shared line is built.

Routes from Tyler

The direct route is south on US 69. The alternative is Old Jacksonville Highway, FM 2493, which runs past Hollytree and through Flint on its way down. South of town, US 69 continues into Cherokee County toward Jacksonville. Bullard's ZIP code is 75757. On a frontage lot along FM 2493 it is worth checking the right-of-way line before a front fence goes in.

Bullard fence questions