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City amends UDC fence rule to allow flexibility for residential developments

City of Corinth City Council · December 15, 2025

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Summary

Planning staff won council approval to remove a blanket requirement that finished fence surfaces face outward, keeping the smooth-side requirement only for fences fronting public streets; staff said change addresses maintenance and practical issues for property owners and HOAs.

The Corinth City Council approved an amendment to the Unified Development Code removing a blanket requirement that all residential fences be constructed with the finished surface facing outward from the property.

Melissa Daley, Planning Director, told council the existing rule had created maintenance problems where homeowners or homeowner associations could not access the outside surface to maintain fences and that the amendment would remove that across-the-board requirement while retaining the smooth-face requirement for fences fronting public streets and public spaces.

Daley said staff would work with developers through the PD process on case-by-case solutions and that the change provides flexibility where existing conditions vary from lot to lot. A council member moved to approve ordinance 25-12-04-58 amending UDC subsection 4.02.01; the motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously.