Fence Repair in Tooele, UT
Most fences fail at the posts first. A good repair company fixes the cause, like rotted posts or loose footings, not just the boards you can see.
- Wood privacy fence. The rear yard limit is 8 ft, which allows tall privacy fences.
- Vinyl privacy fence. Vinyl handles sun and cold with little upkeep.
Cold winters mean frozen ground. Set posts below the local frost line, which the Building Department can confirm.
Tall solid fences catch wind, so strong posts and bracing matter, especially at 6 to 8 ft.
Tooele rules that apply
Tooele City code 7-2-12 says a building permit is required for any fence or wall over 6 feet high and for any retaining wall over 1 foot high. Confirm what your fence needs with the Tooele City Building Department before you build.
- In front yards, solid (view-obscuring) fences, walls and hedges cannot be taller than 3 ft. Open (non-view-obscuring) ones can be 4 ft.
- In a required rear yard or interior side yard, fences, walls and hedges can be up to 8 ft.
- On a corner lot, a rear yard fence next to a public street or a neighbor's front yard is limited to 6 ft.
- A side-yard fence on a corner lot next to a street can be up to 6 ft, but it cannot go into the required front yard or the clear vision area, and the building inspector can rule it a sight hazard.
- Corner lots have a clear vision triangle. Nothing that blocks view and is over 3 ft high may sit inside a triangle formed by the street property lines and a line joining points 40 ft from the intersection of the street back-of-curb lines. Pruned-up trees are allowed.
- Barbed wire, razor wire and electric fences are banned along a street or between lots where either lot is a home.
- Where lots sit at different grades, a fence may go to the maximum height allowed on either side of the property line.
- Where rear and side yards back onto an arterial or major collector street in a residential district, a fence can be 8 ft high next to that street, subject to the clear vision rule at intersections.
- Any fence or wall over 6 ft high needs a building permit. Any retaining wall over 1 ft high needs a building permit.
Questions
Who do I call before I dig post holes?
Call 811 for Blue Stakes of Utah. Submit the request about 2 business days before you dig.