Fence Installation and Repair in Lindale, TX

From berry cannery to new subdivisions

Lindale sits north of Interstate 20 with US 69 running through town as Main Street. By 1950 it called itself the Blackberry Capital of the World, and the old cannery downtown has since become an entertainment district. The newer growth is out on the edges: subdivisions filling former pasture and wooded land, and rural acreage tracts past the city limits. On those new streets the usual first project is a backyard privacy fence on a lot that was sold without one.

Inside the city limits or outside them

Lindale's zoning ordinance and permit fees apply within the city limits. A lot of the acreage around town with a Lindale mailing address in ZIP 75771 sits outside them, and the city's zoning does not reach it. Because the line can be hard to see on the ground, the business checks which side of it an address falls on before scheduling permit paperwork or inspections, and a homeowner on acreage should still read any recorded deed restrictions.

Registration comes before the first post

The City of Lindale requires contractors to register before working in town, and every permit has to be closed out with an inspection. Work started ahead of a permit has its fees doubled, which turns a skipped step into a real cost. Those three points shape the schedule of a Lindale job more than the digging does, and they are the main practical difference between building a fence in Lindale and building one a few miles south in Tyler.

Which ordinance text is current

The fence sections of Lindale's zoning ordinance, Sections 3-41 to 3-43, were read from a copy with amendments through May 2012. The city may have changed them since, so before quoting heights or materials on a specific lot, the business checks the current Municode text or asks the Building Inspection Division at 105 Ballard Drive rather than relying on the older copy.

Gates for growing lots

A newer Lindale home may need a wide drive gate for a trailer, mower or boat alongside a walk gate by the house. A well-hung gate on a heavy post keeps from dragging as the fence ages. West on FM 16 is the gated community of Hide-A-Way Lake, which has its own separate rulebook and review committees instead of a city permit office.

Lindale fence questions