FENCE RULES – BELTON (CITY), TEXAS

OVERVIEW

This page covers residential fences within the corporate boundaries of the City of Belton, Texas, in Bell County.

Belton requires a fence permit, including replacement along the same property lines. Ordinary residential zoning allows fences up to 8 feet behind the required front-yard line and limits front-yard fences to 36 inches, including berms. Imagine Belton properties follow a separate fence system, with different front-yard height, openness and material provisions. Corner visibility, historic review and drainage or utility easements can substantially affect a proposed fence. Wood and chain-link appear in the general material list; decorative vinyl/PVC is expressly listed in Imagine Belton. A fence serving a pool must also satisfy the applicable pool requirements. Updated November 2026.

Quick question	Belton answer
Permit or approval	A fence permit is required, including same-line replacement. Historic, right-of-way and floodplain approvals may also apply.
Typical fence height	Ordinary residential zoning: 36 inches in the required front yard; up to 8 feet behind that line. Imagine Belton: 4-foot front and 8-foot side/rear limits, with additional placement and openness rules.
Placement & property lines	Keep the fence on the owner’s property and protect visibility, access and drainage. Easements and public rights-of-way have separate restrictions.
Common fence materials	Wood: expressly listed, subject to applicable design rules. Vinyl/PVC: decorative vinyl/PVC is expressly listed in Imagine Belton; general approval depends on the applicable standards. Chain-link: generally listed; Imagine Belton limits vinyl-coated chain-link to specified safety and other uses.
Important local conditions	Fence rules may be further affected by corner lots, Imagine Belton zoning, historic designation, required subdivision screening, pools, floodways, drainage and utility easements, protected trees, agricultural operations and private restrictions.
Official local resource	Belton Planning applications and fence-permit materials

The table above is for quick reference; additional fence-rule details appear in the corresponding sections below. Before purchasing materials or beginning construction, read the sections that apply to the property, review the linked official sources, and confirm site-specific questions with Belton Planning Department or the responsible office identified for that issue.

GOVERNANCE

Belton is a home-rule municipality. City Council adopts municipal fence, zoning and development regulations. Planning Department administers zoning and fence permits, while the Building Official administers construction-code requirements and serves as floodplain administrator. Fence rules are distributed among Code Sections 4-36 and 4-37, zoning, Design Standards, Imagine Belton Standards, subdivision requirements and Public Works requirements.

The Building Permits and Inspections page identifies the city’s adopted 2024 International Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire, Existing Building, Swimming Pool and Spa, and Property Maintenance Codes, and 2026 National Electrical Code. The announced effective date is October 1, 2026.

Public Works administers right-of-way work and stormwater requirements. The Historic Preservation Officer and Historic Preservation Commission administer historic review. Bell County Public Health District has a separate role for septic-system properties identified in the fence guide. Utility providers and pipeline operators have independent easement, access and excavation responsibilities. Municipal approval and private association approval are separate processes.

Imagine Belton standards and zoning information cover designated areas with Central Downtown, Uptown, Neighborhood, Transition and Main Street zones. Applicable zoning-map boundaries, historic overlays, approved plats and property-specific development conditions determine which additional rules apply.

PERMIT AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

• Fence permit: Apply for and obtain the permit before construction. Replacing an existing fence along the same property lines also requires a permit. The basic fence-permit fee effective October 1, 2026 is $50. The fee schedule separately lists a $10 technology fee; confirm the applicable total when applying. Reinspection and rescheduled-inspection fees are $50 each.

• Application and inspections: Submit the building-permit application and one survey showing the existing home, proposed fence, existing fencing and easements, with the proposed material identified. Belton uses MGO Connect for applications, payment, plan uploads and inspections. Mark the proposed fence location before the site inspection; a final inspection is also required. The guide describes a usual five-business-day approval period, subject to the actual review. Inspection requests received before 3 p.m. are scheduled for the next business day under the published process.

• Engineered plans: Section 4-37 requires sealed engineered plans when a fence exceeds 6 feet and uses the specified masonry/concrete construction. Its material clause reads “any form of masonry, concrete, other than wood or chain link.” Confirm the plan requirement for the proposed construction with the Building Official; 6 feet is this engineering threshold, while zoning supplies the separate height limits.

• Contractors: A contractor applying for permits through Planning Department must have current city contractor registration.

• Historic approval: A Certificate of Appropriateness, or COA, applies to qualifying exterior work on historic-overlay property before work and before issuance of the building permit. The Historic Preservation Commission information identifies the review system for South Main, Lower West Belton, Downtown Commercial, Central Belton and North Central Belton historic districts and designated landmarks. Rear- and side-yard fences are eligible for administrative review by the Historic Preservation Officer. Ordinary maintenance and in-kind repair have a limited exception where design, material and outward appearance remain unchanged; the officer determines whether work qualifies. Painting previously unpainted masonry is outside that exception.

• Historic properties in Imagine Belton: Contributing-property work requiring a building permit or zoning-compliance certificate requires a COA. For noncontributing property, the Historic Preservation Officer reviews effects on neighboring contributing property. A detrimental proposal may be referred to the commission; where there is no detrimental effect, the officer may issue the COA. An applicant denied administrative approval may request commission review.

• COA documents and decisions: Supply the application checklist, photographs, drawings, specifications and material samples sufficient to explain the proposal; site plans identify fencing and other hardscape. The application packet calls for filing at least 14 days before a commission meeting. An administrative appeal must be filed within 10 business days; an appeal from the commission to City Council is due within 15 days. Approval may include conditions. The COA application fee is $50.

• Imagine Belton approvals: The Planning Director may approve a modification not exceeding 15 percent to listed standards, including fencing. Larger exceptions use City Council consideration following Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation and a public hearing. The zoning adjustment process separately addresses eligible density variances, including fence height. An exception or variance requires approval.

• Public right-of-way and easement work: Public Works requires a right-of-way permit for work proposed in public rights-of-way or easements. Permission to locate a fence in public right-of-way is an additional city approval. Protect affected public improvements, drainage and access, and obtain Public Works approval for work involving them.

• Floodplain work: A floodplain development permit applies to development in special-flood-hazard areas, including excavation, filling, grading and other man-made land changes associated with a fence project. The Building Official administers this approval. The application may require scaled location, dimension and elevation information and a description of changes to natural drainage or a watercourse.

• Existing nonconforming fences: Imagine Belton permits qualifying lawful nonconforming site improvements to continue while unchanged. A replacement fence remains subject to the city’s fence-permit process and applicable approval conditions.

• Pools: Pool installation and a fence serving as the required barrier are subject to the city’s adopted pool requirements and permit review. Before selecting or changing a pool fence, gate, latch, opening, cover or other barrier arrangement, obtain the current barrier specifications and acceptable alternatives from the Building Official through Planning Department.

FENCE PLACEMENT RULES

• Property and access: Section 4-37 places the fence only on the owner’s property. Determine the legal boundary from the survey and recorded documents; an existing fence, curb, mowing line or GIS display may differ from that boundary. Fences must preserve accessible routes and must not disrupt existing or proposed traffic flow, neighboring visibility, circulation, access, drainage, structural clearances or safety.

• Easements and public land: A fence may not be built within or across a utility or drainage easement unless approved by the utility provider, as Section 4-37 states. A fence may not be built within or across a joint-access easement. A fence in public right-of-way requires city approval. Public easement rights may allow the utility to remove and keep removed improvements that interfere with system construction, maintenance or efficiency. Drainage easements must remain unobstructed and accessible.

• Required front-yard line: Zoning determines the area in which the lower front-yard fence limit applies. Corner lots generally observe front yards on both streets unless the approved final plat provides otherwise. Double-frontage lots generally have required front yards on both streets, with the stated exception for an accessory-building line established along one frontage by plat or ordinance. An approved plat or ordinance building line and applicable district rules can change the required front yard. Mixed-district block frontage uses the more restrictive front-yard requirement. Confirm the actual building line for the lot.

• Corner-lot fencing: When a corner lot was platted with two front yards and the house faces one, Section 41.2H treats the other as a side yard. The fence must angle from the building-line/lot-line intersection to a point on the street right-of-way at least 10 feet from the lot line. Street and alley sight triangles also apply, as detailed below.

• Imagine Belton yards: Front-yard fence provisions extend along the side-street yard to a line perpendicular to the side building wall 30 feet behind the front building wall; the remaining side-street yard follows side-yard provisions. A separate 20-foot line governs taller opaque side fencing. For rear-yard fencing with two side-street yards, the standards provide an openness alternative or a 5-foot property-line setback for opaque side-street fences over 4 feet. The detailed height provisions below describe these conditions and the standards’ terminology.

• Townhouse maintenance easements: Imagine Belton’s applicable zero-lot-line townhouse standards establish a permanent 5-foot wall-maintenance easement on the adjoining parcel, shown on the map and incorporated into deeds. Walls and fences are excepted from its general prohibition on structures. The actual maintenance-access rights and any overlapping utility, drainage or joint-access easement remain applicable.

• Subdivision and development conditions: Lots backing major thoroughfares can have approved solid or vegetative screening that limits views between the road and lots; Council approves the screening material. Required screening and recorded plat conditions can continue to affect replacement fences. Planned-development or other approved site conditions require property-specific confirmation.

• Drainage and floodways: Maintain watercourses through the property free of obstacles that adversely retard flow, contaminate or pollute. Texas Water Code Section 11.086 restricts diversion or impoundment of natural surface water that damages another’s property by overflow. Subdivision rules require an approved drainage study before changes to land in a 100-year flood drainageway. In a regulatory floodway, encroachments require hydrologic and hydraulic demonstration of no increase in base-flood levels, subject to the separate federal approval process. Where a floodway is undesignated in Zones A1-30 or AE, the code’s cumulative-development test uses a maximum 1-foot increase, with a separate federal process for greater increases. Floodplain approval and watercourse carrying capacity remain applicable.

• Land disturbance: Keep excavation sediment on site and out of streets, neighboring land and the storm-drain system using appropriate erosion controls. Construction disturbing 1 acre or more, including applicable common-plan work, is subject to the stormwater pollution prevention plan and drainage-plan requirements and applicable city approval. Current state coverage requirements and common-plan treatment apply alongside the local process.

• Limited stormwater exceptions: Section 25-2 exempts additions or modifications to existing single-family structures from its stated stormwater performance criteria. Active agricultural land identified by zoning records has the section’s exemption until construction or modification changes the use in whole or part from agriculture. The erosion/sediment-plan exceptions also include existing agricultural or nursery operations, emergency protection work and vegetative cutting or mulching. Watercourse, pollution and sediment-control duties remain relevant. Existing recorded stormwater maintenance agreements may reserve city access and inspection rights on residential land.

• Protected trees: On developed residential lots, the protected-tree provisions apply to Heritage Trees. Obtain required approval before their removal, subject to the stated emergency, dead/diseased-tree and sight-triangle exceptions. Their critical root zone requires protection fencing before development, maintained during work; storage, equipment, excavation, grading, soil deposits and drainage changes within it require the applicable city approval. The general critical-root-zone radius is 1 foot per inch of trunk diameter measured 4.5 feet above ground. Heritage rules generally limit impervious cover to 25 percent; general protected-root-zone rules preserve at least 50 percent natural grade/groundcover and limit cuts or fills over 4 inches within half the root-zone radius. Do not attach fence wires or other items to a Heritage Tree.

• Joint and attached fences: Agriculture Code Sections 143.121–143.123 restrict removal of a jointly owned dividing fence or one attached to another person’s owned or controlled fence, except by mutual consent or the statutory procedure. An owner of an interest in an attached fence may withdraw that owner’s fence after six months’ written notice to the owner of the attached fence or that person’s agent, attorney or lessee. An owner of a fence wholly on that owner’s land may require an attached fence disconnected and withdrawn after the same six-month written notice to the specified recipient. Ownership and the kind of attachment determine the applicable procedure.

• Pipeline easements: Health and Safety Code Sections 756.121–756.123 govern covered construction on or affecting a pipeline easement or right-of-way. Notice to the pipeline operator is followed by the applicable risk determination, payment of necessary documented protective-work costs where risk increases, or work under an existing written agreement. A contrary written agreement can govern. Easement construction clearance remains separate from excavation notification.

• Texas811 and post digging: Request a locate through Texas811’s excavation and locate guidance before digging. Utilities Code Chapter 251 covers qualifying powered or explosive excavation to 16 inches or more. Ordinary notice is no earlier than the 14th day and no later than 48 hours before work, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Its Saturday-before-11:59-a.m. branch allows the following Tuesday at 11:59 a.m., or Wednesday if Monday is a holiday. Follow the ticket’s applicable start instructions, check responses and markings, resolve missing or conflicting information, protect marks and dig carefully. Privately owned or otherwise exempt lines may require separate locating.

• Pipeline excavation rules: Railroad Commission Chapter 18 can cover manual excavation deeper than 16 inches near covered pipelines. Its default ticket life is 14 working days; refresh unfinished areas unless a permitted written, signed and dated agreement provides otherwise. Keep required locate/response records for four years and an accessible valid ticket. Missing, erroneous or inconsistent pipeline responses require the prescribed second-notice process; the rule’s four-hour allowance follows that required second notice. The pipeline tolerance-zone formula is half the nominal diameter plus a minimum of 18 inches on either side of the outside edge horizontally. Exercise reasonable care; hand, soft, vacuum or pneumatic methods may be appropriate, while other mechanical methods require operator approval, with the pavement-removal exception. Report pipeline damage to the operator through the notification center as soon as practical and within one hour; do not cover exposed damaged pipeline without approval. File the required damage report within 30 days and promptly call 911 for a hazardous release. Utilities Code damage reporting also requires immediate notice to the facility operator and applicable repair/backfill controls. Locates do not replace permits, pipeline construction clearance, easement rights or private approval.

FENCE HEIGHT AND VISIBILITY RULES

• Ordinary residential zoning: Section 41.2H limits fences and walls in a required front yard of a single-family, duplex or patio home to 36 inches. Berm-and-fence combinations have the same combined maximum. Behind the minimum required front-yard line, the maximum is 8 feet above the grade of the adjacent property, subject to the front-yard provisions and applicable special standards.

• Street and alley triangles: Section 35.2I requires clear vision in every zoning district: a 25-foot triangle measured each way from the property-line corner at a street intersection, and 10 feet at an alley intersection. Its obstruction rule concerns fences, walls, screens, mounds and landscaping at 3 feet or higher above the street centerline, while its express allowance permits fences, walls and hedges 3 feet or less measured from that centerline. Section 41.2G separately prohibits fences or plants taller than 3 feet in the 10-foot street/alley triangle.

• Additional corner sight restriction: Code Section 22-61 prohibits fence, wall, hedge, shrub or similar-plant obstruction of sight lines between 2 and 6 feet above the nearest street’s centerline elevation in the 25-foot corner triangle. Rounded corners use the extended street-property-line intersection. This differs from zoning’s 3-foot allowance; confirm the proposed corner fence with Planning before construction. Trees must also preserve these sight lines. Public Works’ visibility triangle uses a separate 25-foot measurement from intersecting curb lines, or normal curb lines where absent.

• Imagine Belton front and side-street yards: Front fences and walls may not exceed 4 feet. The prose requires a minimum “50% opacity,” while Table 4.5.1 labels the measure “Fence Opacity (Openness)” and gives a 50-percent minimum. The standards therefore require confirmation of the proposed solid/open design with Planning. The front-yard provisions wrap 30 feet back along the side-street side as described above. No fence may obstruct driveway or intersection visibility.

• Imagine Belton side and rear yards: The maximum is 8 feet. The standards state that opaque fences over 4 feet are not allowed “from a point perpendicular to the side building wall 20’ back from the front building wall.” For rear fencing with two side-street yards, fences over 4 feet must maintain the stated 50-percent opacity, or opaque side-street fences over 4 feet must be at least 5 feet from the property line. Figures 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 show the separate 30-foot and 20-foot areas; the text controls conflicting graphics. Obtain Planning’s confirmation of the applicable area and openness treatment for the lot.

• Design walls and terraces: Applicable decorative-fence/wall height is measured from finished ground on the highest side unless otherwise specified. The Design Standards’ wall provision limits walls to 6 feet unless otherwise specified. Terraced walls use 4-foot height increments, with generally 4- to 10-foot planted, irrigated and maintained strips and Planning Director approval. These wall and terrace standards operate alongside the applicable zoning or Imagine fence requirements.

• Required boundary screening: Where Section 41.2A requires a multifamily or nonresidential use to screen its boundary with the specified residential districts, the screen is 6–8 feet high. The owner of the triggering use supplies it, with stated staff waiver or irrigated-living-screen alternatives. A required existing screen can affect a residential boundary or replacement project.

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITS

• General materials: Section 4-37 expressly lists wood, chain-link, masonry, concrete, any type of faux-crete and similar materials, subject to zoning and the ordinance’s restrictions. General vinyl/PVC approval depends on the applicable standards; Imagine Belton expressly lists decorative vinyl/PVC. Historic approval and required screening can further limit a material or design.

• Imagine Belton material list: Fences, walls, screens, enclosures and gates use one or a combination of natural stone, pre-cast concrete, stucco, split-faced block, smooth-faced block, tubular steel, tubular aluminum, decorative vinyl/PVC, wood planks or wrought iron. Another decorative fence requires Planning Director approval. Vinyl-coated chain-link is permitted for residential sports courts or safety fencing such as pools, and for the separately specified security, park and amenity uses.

• Barbed and electric fencing: Section 4-37 says barbed-wire fences are typically not allowed. The Planning Director may waive the restriction in the public interest, including utility, security, public-safety or private agricultural projects with public safety in mind; the decision may be appealed to City Council. Residential Estate district Section 9.5B separately permits barbed wire and prohibits electrical perimeter fencing. Confirm the barbed-wire approval treatment for a Residential Estate or agricultural project before installation.

• Design Standards and scope: Section 4-37 expressly requires compliance with the Design Standards. Their introduction describes new development and exterior modifications over $20,000, while the review-process language also addresses site improvements. Confirm the standards applicable to the actual fence project with Planning. Fences must be compatible with nearby architecture, maintain integrity under local maximum wind loads, and control movement of walls, footings and piers.

• Slopes and gates: Fence runs on slopes greater than 5 percent must stair-step; on slopes from 0–5 percent they run parallel to the slope. Gate tops on slopes remain level.

• Decorative fences and walls: The applicable design palette uses ornamental metal or western red cedar with a capped top rail for decorative fencing. Walls use or are faced with masonry such as stone, stucco, brick or approved equal; standard plain or painted concrete blocks are prohibited by that palette. Imagine Belton separately lists smooth- and split-faced block among its fence materials, so its district-specific material treatment should be confirmed for the proposal.

• Wall details: Design columns are spaced 50 feet apart or at lot corners, with a maximum 100-foot spacing. The Planning Director may approve other three-dimensional variation where site constraints prevent that arrangement. A wall longer than 100 feet and higher than 36 inches requires three-dimensional variation. Walls integrate with the architecture; matching masonry is encouraged. Exterior cut/fill slopes taper smoothly into existing grades. Partly buried retaining walls and planter walls require moisture-proofing to prevent staining.

• Continuing roadway screens: Where a residential boundary remains subject to roadway-screening requirements, the Design Standards call for capped-top wood with masonry columns every 50 feet along thoroughfares and arterials; masonry is preferred along collectors, with capped-top wood as the minimum. Local-road screening uses wood or chain-link, with upgraded chain-link without privacy slats and specified ornamental-iron, wood-picket or chain-link alternatives subject to Planning Director/context approval. Confirm the recorded or approved screen before replacing it.

• Required zoning screens: Required screening under Section 41, a specific-use permit, planned development or other applicable approval uses masonry, reinforced concrete or suitable permanent material. Openings are limited to 40 square inches per square foot of surface. Gates must match the screen’s height and screening characteristics; required screening walls are equally finished on both sides.

• Historic fences: Preserve character-defining fences, walls and their relationship to the property where possible. Repair before wholesale replacement where feasible; replacement and missing features use historic evidence or a compatible design. Material, texture, color and visible arrangement are part of COA review. Necessary security fencing should be unobtrusive and protect the historic setting. Comply with the actual approved COA and its conditions.

• Rural residences and agricultural operations: Agriculture Code Sections 251.005–251.006 provide special protections for qualifying agricultural operations and improvements, including applicable pens and fences on residential acreage. City requirements affecting an operation within city limits must satisfy Section 251.0055’s restrictions, including necessity to address specified imminent dangers through the least restrictive means. Agricultural-improvement protection remains subject to expressly applicable statutes and valid requirements; state and federal statutes remain enforceable. Actual agricultural use and the statutory conditions determine coverage.

• Livestock guardian dogs and wildlife management: Section 251.0055 protects a dog used to guard livestock on owner-controlled property from the city dog-restraint requirement while the dog is being used there for that purpose. Wildlife-management activities may require the specified written management plan to qualify as an agricultural operation.

• Animal enclosures: City rules require confinement of listed small animals and fowl. Enclosures generally stand at least 50 feet from another owner’s sleeping, dining or living building for rabbits, guinea pigs, white rats, hamsters and similar small mammals, and 200 feet for chickens, turkeys, geese, guineas, pigeons and other fowl. The City Manager or designee may approve a discretionary reduction of the fowl distance, but not below 25 feet. Horses, mules, jacks, jennets, cows, cattle, sheep, goats and similar large animals must be enclosed, with the stable, shed, pen or enclosure at least 100 feet from another owner’s sleeping, dining or living building. The owner’s own or controlled building is excepted. Agricultural-operation protections may affect applicability.

• Pet containment: Dogs must remain under restraint, with an adequate secure enclosure where required for keeping them. A miniature pet pig’s brief outdoor exercise or waste area must be secure against escape.

PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS

HOA covenants, deed restrictions, architectural-review requirements, private easements, conservation restrictions and boundary or maintenance agreements can impose additional conditions within Texas law. Check the recorded documents and approval process before purchasing materials. Municipal approval does not decide private boundary ownership, maintenance or cost-sharing rights.

• Security fencing: Property Code Section 202.023 generally protects an owner’s ability to install security measures, including perimeter fencing, while allowing an association to regulate fence type and prohibit obstruction of a license area, public/community sidewalk or drainage easement/area. It permits an association to require a driveway gate at least 10 feet from right-of-way where the driveway intersects a laned roadway. A covenant may prohibit fencing in front of the dwelling’s front-most building line, subject to the statutory exceptions. This section excludes condominiums and master mixed-use associations subject to Chapter 215.

• 2025 protections: An owner may maintain perimeter or front-building-line fencing installed or constructed before September 1, 2025, notwithstanding the listed association restrictions. The front-line prohibition also cannot prevent the specified fencing where the owner’s residential address is legally confidential or the owner provides law-enforcement documentation of a need for enhanced security. These protections have their stated maintenance and eligibility scope.

• Water-feature enclosures: Section 202.022 protects qualifying nonclimbable enclosures of transparent mesh or clear panels in metal frames, no more than 6 feet high, that surround a water feature and conform to applicable state and local safety requirements. An association may regulate appearance and colors, but cannot prohibit the protected black transparent-mesh enclosure in metal frames. This statutory definition concerns association restrictions; current city pool-barrier specifications must be obtained from the Building Official.

REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT

Fence issues are typically reviewed during permit or approval review when required, and through complaint-based code enforcement. Examples include:

• Permit and zoning review: Planning and the Building Official address required permits, surveys, engineering where applicable, inspections, yard heights, corner visibility, materials and Imagine Belton requirements.

• Historic review: The Historic Preservation Officer or commission considers the COA and its conditions. Work inconsistent with the approval can lead to inspection and stop-work enforcement. Existing nonconforming fences and replacement work follow the continuation and permitting conditions described above.

• Site and access review: Public Works, the floodplain administrator and affected utility providers address right-of-way work, easements, drainage, watercourses, floodway impacts, sediment control and required access. Protected-tree conditions and continuing plat screens can also affect the approved fence location and construction.

• Pool, excavation and rural-property review: The Building Official confirms current pool-barrier requirements. Excavators and pipeline operators follow the applicable notice and damage-prevention processes. Agricultural-operation protections, animal enclosures and joint or attached-fence ownership conditions remain relevant where applicable.

• Private review: An association’s architectural decision and private ownership, maintenance or boundary disputes remain distinct from municipal enforcement and are subject to applicable Texas statutory limits.

USING THIS INFORMATION

This page provides general orientation on how residential fence rules are structured and applied within Belton (City), Texas. Updated November 2026.

In addition to local fence rules, certain Texas laws apply statewide. See Statewide Fence Laws in Texas.

It is not legal advice and does not replace official statutes, ordinances, orders, permits, certificates, development approvals, applicable building-code requirements, surveys, recorded documents or professional guidance. Rules and interpretations may change, and application may vary with municipal or unincorporated location, applicable extraterritorial authority, zoning or special-area status, code adoption and amendments, site conditions, subdivision or plat conditions, easements, rights-of-way, drainage and floodplain requirements, historic or design districts, pool use, agricultural operations and stock laws, fence ownership or attachment, coastal or public-access conditions, utility and pipeline excavation requirements, and private restrictions subject to Texas law. Before purchasing materials or beginning construction, confirm current requirements and site-specific limitations with Belton Planning Department and the responsible office for each applicable issue, and review applicable private agreements. If this page conflicts with controlling law, adopted regulations or official requirements, the controlling authorities govern. For legal advice or legal interpretation, consult a licensed attorney.