Fences in Chandler
Chandler sits on high ground between two arms of Lake Palestine, Kickapoo Creek to the west and the Neches River to the east, on State Highway 31 just across the Smith County line in Henderson County. It is one of the few towns near Tyler that requires a fence permit, and the application needs a site plan showing where the fence will go.
Chandler is a Henderson County town, not a Smith County one, even though it is only about 11 miles west of Tyler on State Highway 31. It sits on high ground with Lake Palestine's Kickapoo Creek arm to the west and its Neches River arm to the east. The lake covers about 25,560 acres with a shoreline of roughly 135 miles, and lakefront and lake-area homes line both arms outside the small in-town grid.
The Building Permits and Inspections office at City Hall, 811 Hwy 31 East, asks for a site plan with each fence application. The plan shows where the fence will go on the lot, so it helps to have the property survey in hand before drawing it. On a lake lot the drawing should also show where the fence stops short of the water authority's line. The business prepares the layout with the owner so the permit and the build match.
One layout that works on either arm of Lake Palestine is a solid privacy fence on the road side and something open toward the water. Where a lakeside fence is allowed, a wrought iron or aluminum run keeps the view and gives a dog a boundary without closing off the shoreline. Black vinyl-coated chain link with a top rail is a plainer, lower-cost version of the same open idea.
Chandler grew from 2,734 residents in 2010 to 3,275 in 2020. In town, fences run along modest lots near landmarks like the Chandler Historical Museums, which include the Yarborough House and the original depot, and near Brownsboro ISD's Chandler Elementary and Chandler Intermediate campuses. For older wood fences in these blocks, a fresh coat of stain after cleaning is often a better first step than tearing out boards that are still sound.
Texas A&M's urban entomology program lists Henderson County among the counties where Formosan subterranean termites have been detected. That does not mean every fence is at risk, but wood posts in constant contact with damp ground are where termites and rot start. On a Chandler rebuild, pulling one old post to look at the base is a quick way to judge the rest of the line.
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