Fences in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, the Cherokee County city of 13,997 once called the Tomato Capital of the World, gets its water from the 1,320-acre Lake Jacksonville, built in 1957. Its development guide says a fence needs a permit only if it is over six feet tall, and it must be built of traditional fencing materials.
Jacksonville is a Cherokee County city about 27 miles south of Tyler on US 69 through Bullard. It once called itself the Tomato Capital of the World, and its best-known landmark, the Tomato Bowl stadium, was built by the WPA from local red iron ore. The town sits in hilly red-soil country, so a fence line here can climb or step down a grade instead of running flat.
Because the city's permit trigger is height, the choice between a six-foot and an eight-foot fence is also a choice about paperwork. A standard six-foot wood privacy fence stays under it; stepping up to eight feet for more screening next to a busy road or a two-story neighbor puts the job into the permit process. Applications and inspections go through Building Inspection at 215 E Rusk Street, and the business settles the height with the owner before the permit question comes up.
On hilly lots a fence can be racked to follow the ground or built in level steps with a gap under each section's low end. Racking suits gentle grades and chain link or iron. Stepping keeps boards plumb on steeper ground, but it leaves triangles at the bottom that small dogs can use, so a kickboard or extra panel may be needed. The right answer depends on how much the grade drops across the run.
In-town Jacksonville has the settled neighborhoods of a mid-size county city, along with Jacksonville College and Jacksonville ISD campuses. On an older fence in these blocks, replacing failed posts and broken rails can be enough to keep it standing for more seasons. A full tear-out makes sense when the posts have gone at the base along most of the line.
US 69, US 79 and US 175 all pass through Jacksonville, which makes it a crossroads for the Cherokee County countryside around it. Lake Jacksonville, the 1,320-acre city reservoir built in 1957, lies about three miles southwest and supplies the city's water. Heading back toward Tyler, Bullard is the next town north on US 69, and all of Jacksonville shares ZIP 75766.
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