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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:01 pm to TDsngumbo
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I believe a building must be at least 15' from the property line in my parish.
15, not 5 or 3..... What Parish...?
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:01 pm to TDsngumbo
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I believe a building must be at least 15' from the property line in my parish.
10' is (or was at least) used as a 60 minute fire break. 15' I've never heard of, but that may just be a more conservative number by a city or a parish. So that minimum comes from fire code.
ETA: each lot must have 5' between their house and the edge of the lot. So the houses are 10' apart.
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:01 pm to TDsngumbo
Pretty sure its not a law but just a good general idea to avoid screwing up by an inch and having your fence on your neighbors property. 6" is a nice buffer to avoid mistakes.
In places with HOA or similar it may be a rule though.
In places with HOA or similar it may be a rule though.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:01 pm to Hangover Haven
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I believe a building must be at least 15' from the property line in my parish.
15, not 5 or 3..... What Parish...?
Ascension. Had a guy with the parish's planning & zoning commission tell me this once.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:02 pm to TDsngumbo
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So you cut grass from March to October?
October? Naw thats hunting season, March to August 30th
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:03 pm to TDsngumbo
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Ascension. Had a guy with the parish's planning & zoning commission tell me this once.
Must have some really nice lots in Ascension Parish...
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:04 pm to TDsngumbo
Could be HOA stuff. Never heard of it in the context of actual law. It might just be out of an abundance of caution for not encroaching on the neighbor's land. But then after 10-30 years, you'll lose ownership of that unused land if someone else is using it.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:05 pm to TDsngumbo
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I believe a building must be at least 15' from the property line in my parish.
15, not 5 or 3..... What Parish...?
Building setbacks also vary depending on how a particular piece of property is zoned. Either way, they have no impact on where you can build a fence. I have not come across any parish/county that has a required setback on a fence. HOAs are a different story though.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:05 pm to Motorboat
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It might be a servitude.
6 inch servitude? What the hell purpose would that serve?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:05 pm to Hangover Haven
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Must have some really nice lots in Ascension Parish...
To be fair, he said he "believed" that was the rule. Wasn't positive. Figured he was more credible than myself in that department.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:05 pm to baldona
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10' is (or was at least) used as a 60 minute fire break. 15' I've never heard of, but that may just be a more conservative number by a city or a parish. So that minimum comes from fire code. ETA: each lot must have 5' between their house and the edge of the lot. So the houses are 10' apart.
Depends on where you live, Hamilton County, TN is 10' off the property line. Just won a dispute at the zoning board against a developer that tried to put some of his house closer than that next to my house. He had to tear that section down to meet code.
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:06 pm to TDsngumbo
Crack open dat civil code baw.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:07 pm to Boudreaux35
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6 inch servitude? What the hell purpose would that serve?
You never know when a ferret will need to use that strip of land to service it.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:08 pm to TDsngumbo
Been a surveyor all my adult life and I call bullshite, I know there are some different laws in Louisiana but here in Texas you can build it right on the line.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:10 pm to TDsngumbo
If this is true I have a lot of fences to tear down
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:23 pm to TDsngumbo
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I didn't see why a fence should be a certain distance away from the property line in order to be legal since I should be able to put up any structure I want anywhere on my property as long as it doesn't encroach on another's propert
Every City/Parish/County I have lived in had a building code with a minimum required setback from the property line for placing a structure other than a fence regardless if there was a servitude or not. I believe East Baton Rouge Parish it is 5 feet. You may own the property, but the local government can and will tell you what you can do on it.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:24 pm to Hangover Haven
Setbacks depend on the city/parish/county code and zoning ordinances, the zoning of your lot and the zoning of the adjacent properties. Same with fences, carports, accessories buildings, etc.
Call the building and code enforcement office, tell them where you live and they should be able to tell you. Or look online.
Call the building and code enforcement office, tell them where you live and they should be able to tell you. Or look online.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:25 pm to TDsngumbo
Damn. Was praying for a neighbor conflict about tying in fences
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:28 pm to Dam Guide
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Depends on where you live, Hamilton County, TN is 10' off the property line.
Certainly. But what I was saying was that 10 feet is regarded as a 60 minute fire break. I don't think that's by state? Fires aren't hotter in different states.
Now, certainly you don't have to go by that. I mean townhomes don't. HOA's are all about looks, so that's a different story too. Cities and counties are generally about how many people an area can hold, a certain amount of properties per acre by zoning.
But I was simply saying that sometimes there are other reason, and a fire break is one reason. In most newer neighborhoods you won't find single family residences closer than 10' due to fire code.
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