FENCE RULES – ALVIN (CITY), TEXAS

OVERVIEW

This guide covers residential fencing within the City of Alvin’s corporate limits in Brazoria County, Texas, including homes on agricultural acreage. Alvin has no zoning ordinance. City building, pool, property-maintenance, drainage and public-property requirements still apply.

Alvin’s residential building-code framework exempts fences not over 7 feet from its building permit, while pool work and certain site conditions have separate approvals. That threshold does not set the maximum lawful fence height. The City does not publish general front-, side- and rear-yard fence-height caps or a general numerical property-line fence setback. Wood has maintenance requirements; vinyl/PVC is not specifically addressed as an ordinary yard-fence material; chain-link has precise pool-barrier limits. Easements, Mustang Bayou, floodways, hydrants, townhouse yards, private restrictions and animal containment can change a project’s requirements. Updated November 2026.

Quick question	Alvin answer
Permit or approval	Fences not over 7 feet are exempt from the residential building permit. Pool construction, floodplain development, public right-of-way work and other applicable approvals remain separate.
Typical fence height	Alvin does not publish general ordinary single-family front-, side- or rear-yard fence-height caps. Certain townhouse side yards require a solid fence or wall at least 5 feet high; pool barriers have separate rules.
Placement & property lines	No general numerical fence-to-property-line setback is published. Respect the legal boundary, public rights-of-way and easements. Keep obstructions at least 3 feet from hydrants; Mustang Bayou and floodway restrictions may control placement.
Common fence materials	Wood: expressly addressed by maintenance rules. Vinyl/PVC: not specifically addressed for ordinary yard fences. Chain-link: specifically regulated as a pool barrier; ordinary yard use is not separately classified as permitted.
Important local conditions	Fence rules may be further affected by townhouse private yards, pool-barrier use, floodplain and drainage-district restrictions, Mustang Bayou, recorded easements and subdivision conditions, agricultural use, animal keeping and private covenants.
Official local resource	City of Alvin Permits & Inspections

The table above is for quick reference; the corresponding sections below provide additional fence-rule details. Before purchasing materials or beginning construction, read the sections that apply to your property, review the linked official sources, and confirm site-specific questions with City of Alvin Permits & Inspections, the City Engineer or the responsible office for that issue.

GOVERNANCE

The City Council adopts Alvin’s ordinances. The Alvin Code of Ordinances distributes fence-related requirements among its building, animal, street, townhouse, utility, property-maintenance and floodplain provisions. Alvin’s absence of zoning does not remove these requirements.

Permits & Inspections and the Building Official administer applicable building permits, construction standards and inspections. The City’s codified Chapter 5 adopts the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC), International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), and International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), with local amendments. Applicable City ordinances and adopted codes use their stated more-restrictive-provision rules where they conflict.

Engineering and the City Engineer address drainage, applicable development and right-of-way work. The City Engineer is Alvin’s floodplain administrator. Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 3 (BCCRD3) separately operates major drainage facilities and applies its requirements within its actual jurisdiction. District territory and drainage rights must be checked for the property; they are not determined merely by an Alvin mailing address.

Public plat conditions, adopted property-specific development plans and public drainage or utility easements can affect an existing lot. Private deed restrictions and association rules operate separately within Texas law. Chapter 35’s corridor regulations expressly exempt single-family residential dwellings; its commercial landscaping-fence standards are not the ordinary house-fence baseline.

PERMIT AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ordinary residential fence building permit: Under Alvin’s codified residential-code adoption and IRC R105.2, a fence not over 7 feet high is exempt from that building permit. A taller fence falls outside this exemption and should be submitted to the Building Official for the applicable permit review. Exempt work must still comply with applicable law, easement rights, pool safety requirements and private restrictions.

• Retaining walls: The residential-code permit exemption covers a retaining wall not over 4 feet, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless it supports a surcharge. A fence on or next to a retaining wall needs consideration of the actual wall and loading conditions.

• Pool construction and barriers: The City’s Swimming Pools Standard Operating Procedures requires a building permit for all swimming pools built in the City, an application and two sets of plans. A fence serving as a required pool barrier must satisfy the applicable pool standards and inspections. In-ground pool/spa sites require a construction fence at least 4 feet high from excavation until the permanent barrier is complete. The City also requires the site to be completely fenced at inspection and accepts a temporary construction barricade at least 4 feet high during construction.

• Floodplain development: In mapped special flood hazard areas, a floodplain development permit is required for covered development, including man-made changes such as excavation, filling and grading. Submit duplicate plans drawn to scale showing relevant landscape alterations, existing and proposed improvements and elevations, and describe any alteration or relocation of a watercourse or natural drainage. The City Engineer administers this review using the applicable flood maps and revisions.

• Building-permit drainage information: When the project requires a building permit, §5-12 requires sufficient runoff and drainage information unless the property lies in a subdivision approved by City Council on or after July 1, 1970. Detailed drawings may be required; the City Engineer reviews the applicable information. The provision calls for drainage into an adequate public facility for runoff from 1 inch of rainfall per hour and no diversion onto or across adjacent private property.

• Public right-of-way: Work within a public right-of-way is subject to City authorization, the applicable Chapter 20 right-of-way construction process and approved plans. Keep fence construction and access clear of public streets, alleys and sidewalks unless specifically authorized.

• Substantial soil disturbance: Alvin’s construction stormwater rules cover disturbance of 1 acre or more, and smaller disturbance within a common plan ultimately disturbing at least 1 acre. The covered site owner/operator must apply for a stormwater permit at least 10 days before construction. Routine maintenance preserving original line, grade, hydraulic capacity and purpose is excluded from the construction-activity definition. Covered work must control sediment and other pollutant discharges. For agricultural land, final stabilization may restore the previous agricultural use; nonagricultural areas and areas not restored to agricultural use require the other applicable stabilization measures.

FENCE PLACEMENT RULES

• Boundaries and recorded conditions: Alvin does not publish a general numerical property-line setback for an ordinary single-family yard fence. Establish the legal boundary and review the survey, plat, recorded easements and any applicable adopted development conditions. Existing fences, hedges, curbs, ditches, pavement edges and online map lines are not substitutes for a legal boundary survey. Keep drainage paths and authorized utility or district maintenance access available.

• Public places and hydrants: Section 20-1 prohibits unauthorized obstruction or encroachment of a street, alley, sidewalk or other public place. Section 25-20 prohibits any obstruction within 3 feet of a fire hydrant. Locate posts, panels and gates with these public areas and access needs in mind.

• Mustang Bayou: Section 5-11 prohibits permanent structures and improvements within 60 feet of the top of the banks inside Alvin. Its conditional parking-lot exception does not authorize a fence in that area.

• Floodways and drainage-district restricted areas: Alvin’s floodway rule generally requires a hydraulic and hydrologic demonstration that an encroachment will not increase base-flood levels; its stated federal §65.12 process addresses proposals causing an increase. In A1–30 or AE areas without a designated floodway, the City’s cumulative-development flood-level restriction and stated federal alternative also apply. Separately, the BCCRD3 floodway and restricted flood-prone-area policy expressly prohibits fencing within or adjacent to designated floodways and historically recognized high-water flood-prone restricted areas within district jurisdiction. A City approval does not by itself grant district permission. Confirm the actual mapped or restricted area and easement rather than using a general buffer distance.

• Larger water-service meters: City design criteria require a separate easement at least 10 by 20 feet for water-main-service meters 3 inches or larger; these meters must not be placed in areas enclosed by fences.

• Removing joint or physically attached fencing: Agriculture Code §§143.121–143.123 restrict removal of a jointly owned dividing fence or a fence attached to another person’s fence, except through mutual consent or the statutory process. An owner of an interest in a physically attached fence may withdraw that fence after giving 6 months’ written notice to the other fence’s owner or that person’s agent, attorney or lessee. An owner whose fence lies wholly on that owner’s land may require an attached fence to be disconnected and withdrawn after the same written notice period to its owner or agent, attorney or lessee. Ownership, attachment and the actual notice recipient matter.

• Long fences around cultivated acreage: Agriculture Code §143.002 prohibits building, joining or maintaining more than 3 miles of fence running in the same general direction around cleared land in cultivation without an unlocked gate at least 10 feet wide. This acreage-specific gate rule is separate from an ordinary driveway gate.

• Pipeline easements: Covered construction on, across, over or under a pipeline easement/right-of-way, or creating a physical impact or pipeline risk, requires notice to the pipeline operator under Health and Safety Code Chapter 756. Proceed only through the applicable no-increased-risk determination, payment of reasonable necessary documented protective-work costs before construction, or an existing written agreement. The statute also preserves contrary written agreements; municipal-property and navigation-district/port exclusions have their own limits. A locate ticket does not replace the operator’s separate construction review.

• Utility notice and excavation coverage: Utilities Code Chapter 251 covers explosives and powered/mechanized excavation, including augers, disturbing soil to 16 inches or more, subject to statutory exclusions. Ordinary notice is no earlier than the 14th day before digging and no later than 48 hours before, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. For notification before 11:59 a.m. on Saturday, the stated start is the following Tuesday at 11:59 a.m., or Wednesday at 11:59 a.m. if Monday is a holiday. If an operator arranges to attend, coordinate any start-time change with that operator.

• Pipeline digging and continuing work: Railroad Commission Chapter 18 separately covers movement of earth near covered underground pipelines, including manual digging deeper than 16 inches; its depth exclusion is movement not exceeding 16 inches. For covered work, a locate ticket normally lasts 14 working days from original notice; refresh the unfinished area before expiration unless the excavator and operator have a signed, dated written agreement extending it. Keep required records, including tickets and positive responses, at least 4 years.

• Texas811 before post digging: Request a locate through Texas811’s utility-safety service before digging. Provide accurate work-area, contact and start/completion information; wait the applicable notice period and follow the ticket’s start instructions. Check responses against site markings and resolve missing or conflicting information before proceeding. Protect marks and dig carefully. Private lines may need private locating. Utility markings do not establish property rights or satisfy permits, easement permission or pipeline construction notice.

FENCE HEIGHT AND VISIBILITY RULES

Ordinary single-family fences: Alvin does not publish general front-, side- and rear-yard fence-height caps or a general fence-height measurement formula. The seven-foot residential building-permit exemption is a permit threshold. Property-specific conditions and required pool barriers can impose different dimensions.

• Townhouse private yards: Under §23½-9(a), a wall or solid fence at least 5 feet high is required on side lot lines adjoining the required private yard. Apply this rule to the townhouse setting it governs.

• Corner vegetation: The City’s vegetation visibility triangle extends 25 feet along each curb from the precise curb intersection, connected by a straight line; where there is no curb, use the ditch’s central flow line. The triangle may include public and private property. Plant material other than trees may not grow above 3 feet above the street there; tree branches/foliage must stay at least 12 feet above the street. These are vegetation rules, useful when a hedge accompanies a fence.

• Pool-barrier height and bottom clearances under ISPSC §305: The barrier top must be at least 48 inches above grade, measured on the side away from the pool/spa, around the entire perimeter and for 3 feet horizontally outside the barrier. Maximum bottom clearance is 2 inches over grass, gravel or other nonsolid grade, and 4 inches over a solid surface such as concrete, measured on the outside. A barrier mounted on the pool/spa structure may have at most 4 inches between the structure top and barrier bottom. The City’s pool SOP instead specifies a blanket maximum 2-inch bottom clearance and 48-inch fence/gate height. Confirm the applicable design with Permits & Inspections before construction.

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITS

Ordinary yard materials: Wood is specifically addressed by the adopted property-maintenance rules. Vinyl/PVC is not specifically addressed as an ordinary yard-fence material. Chain-link is specifically regulated for pool barriers, while the ordinary yard-fence provisions do not separately classify it as permitted. Alvin does not publish a general ordinary single-family fence-material permission list. The particular fence must satisfy applicable construction, maintenance, pool, recorded and private requirements.

• Maintenance, finishes and gates: Adopted IPMC §§302.7, 304.2 and 304.19 require fences and walls to remain structurally sound and in good repair. Protect exterior wood other than decay-resistant wood by paint or another protective covering/treatment; eliminate peeling, flaking and chipped paint and repaint. Coat corrosion-prone metal, stabilize and coat existing rust/corrosion, and remove oxidation stains, except on surfaces designed to stabilize through oxidation. Keep exterior gates, assemblies, operators and hardware in good condition, with entrance latches securing the gates.

• Visible trash/recycling enclosures: Sections 9-210–9-211 include residential property and require disposal receptacles visible from a public road or sidewalk to be screened by an opaque, workmanlike, code-conforming fence or wall at least as tall as the receptacle. Keep access openings closed except while a person or vehicle accesses the receptacles.

Private pool/spa barriers: Alvin adopts the 2024 ISPSC. Its scope includes permanent and temporary pools/spas manufactured for connection to a circulation system and intended for swimming, bathing or wading. Residential classification depends on household/guest use and the residential setting. Storable onground pools include disassemblable flexible or nonrigid pools with shape/frame support. The barrier rules below address residential use; aboveground or storable construction alone is not a barrier exemption.

• ISPSC safety-cover alternative: A spa or hot tub with a lockable ASTM F1346 safety cover, or a swimming pool with a powered ASTM F1346 safety cover, qualifies for §305.1’s exception from §§305.2–305.7. The separate construction-fence requirement remains relevant during in-ground excavation.

• Openings and solid surfaces: Barrier openings must not pass a 4-inch-diameter sphere. Solid barriers must not have handhold/foothold-forming indentations or protrusions except normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints.

• Horizontal and diagonal members: If the tops of horizontal members are less than 45 inches apart, place them on the pool side; vertical-member gaps and decorative cutouts may be no wider than 1¾ inches. At horizontal-member spacing of 45 inches or more, vertical gaps may be at most 4 inches, with cutouts still at most 1¾ inches. Diagonal-member openings must be at most 1¾ inches, and the members’ angle at most 45 degrees from vertical.

• Chain-link and mesh fences: Chain-link openings must be no larger than 1¾ inches; slats fastened at top and bottom may reduce openings to that size. Other mesh fences must meet ASTM F2286 and manufacturer instructions, use compliant hinged gates, and must not be installed on top of onground residential pools. The inside face of a mesh fence must be at least 20 inches from the nearest water edge.

• Screen enclosures and equipment: A screen enclosure used as a barrier must meet §305.2 and be designed by a registered design professional; its walls are not dwelling walls. Barrier mesh requires tensile strength at least 100 pounds per square foot under ASTM D5034 and ball-burst strength at least 150 pounds per square foot under ASTM D3787. Equipment on the same lot outside the barrier must be at least 36 inches from its outside face.

• ISPSC gates and latch categories: Barrier gates/doors must accommodate a lock. Pedestrian access must swing away from the pool/spa, self-close and self-latch, without swinging over stairs. Utility/service gates stay locked when unused. With double/multiple gates, secure at least one leaf and give the adjacent leaf a self-latch. For a residential latch accessed from outside and not self-locking, the release is at least 54 inches above finished floor/ground. For a self-locking type operated by a key, electronic opener or integral combination, the lock control and release are at most 54 inches above finished floor/ground. At a private pool, an exclusively pool-side release for a self-latching gate is at least 3 inches below the gate top. Where the release is inside, openings within 18 inches must be no greater than ½ inch in any dimension.

• City pool SOP gate checks: The SOP also calls for outward-opening, self-closing/self-latching gates. It measures the stated 54-inch latch location from the gate bottom; its below-54-inch branch requires the release on the pool side at least 3 inches below the gate top and no opening larger than ½ inch within 18 inches of the release. These administrative inspection directions use a different measurement reference from ISPSC’s finished-floor/ground categories. Have Permits & Inspections resolve the applicable latch arrangement for the project.

• Dwelling walls and access alarms under ISPSC: Where a dwelling/structure wall forms part of the barrier and doors, gates or qualifying windows give direct pool access, §305.4 provides alarm, safety-cover or approved equivalent-protection alternatives. In the alarm arrangement, doors/gates and operable windows with sills below 48 inches above indoor finished floor use a listed/labeled UL 2017 water-hazard entrance alarm that sounds when the opening or screen is opened. Alarm deactivation controls in dwellings not required to be Accessible, Type A or Type B are at least 54 inches above finished floor; in dwellings required to be those accessible unit types, the range is 48–54 inches. Alternatives include a listed/labeled ASTM F1346 safety cover or approved protection, such as self-closing/self-latching doors, providing the required equivalent protection.

• City pool SOP door and metal-fence directions: The SOP says doors with pool access should have a “UL 2024” listed audible alarm, and garage-to-pool-area doors must self-close or have an audible alarm. Its UL reference differs from ISPSC’s UL 2017 requirement; confirm the specified compliant device and approved protection arrangement with Permits & Inspections. The SOP also directs grounding metal objects, including fences, within 5 feet of the pool.

• Onground pool walls as barriers: A manufacturer-approved pool wall may serve as the barrier if its bottom is on grade, its top is at least 48 inches above grade around the whole perimeter, and it meets §305.2. A top-mounted barrier must bring the combined top to at least 48 inches and meet those wall/barrier requirements and manufacturer instructions. Secure, lock or remove access ladders/steps unless separately enclosed by a compliant barrier; resulting openings must not pass a 4-inch sphere.

• Natural barrier alternatives: At a lake or other natural water body, the shoreline barrier exception requires no permitted public shoreline access and required barriers extending at least 18 inches beyond the water’s edge. Natural topography preventing direct access, such as rock formations, may qualify only with governing-body approval and equivalent protection under §305.7.

• Existing private-pool barrier maintenance under IPMC: Section 303.2 separately addresses private pools, spas and hot tubs containing water more than 24 inches deep. It requires a barrier at least 48 inches above finished ground on the outside; self-closing/self-latching gates and doors; a pool-side release where the latch is below 54 inches from the gate bottom; and positive close/latch when released 6 inches from the gatepost. Replacement or alteration must not reduce an existing barrier’s effectiveness. Exceptions cover ASTM F1346 lockable spa/hot-tub safety covers and working private-pool powered safety covers operated by their control switch. Apply this maintenance rule alongside the applicable construction and City inspection requirements.

Homes with agricultural acreage: Fence requirements depend on the actual cultivated-land, livestock and agricultural-operation conditions, as well as City requirements applicable under Texas law.

• City livestock containment: For covered equine and cloven-hoofed livestock, §4-10 requires at least one-half acre of fenced pasture devoted entirely to pasture. Restrain livestock with a fence/pen of sufficient size and strength; provide predator protection and available weather shelter. Keep pens in working repair and prevent odors, flies and nuisance conditions. Covered livestock must be kept at least 25 feet from a residential dwelling or occupied building other than the livestock owner’s. The existing-use exception ends if the use is abandoned/ceases or the property is sold. Section 4-10 excludes swine and poultry. The City’s animal rules prohibit running at large and recognize leash control, fencing or a vehicle/container enclosure, with the stated registered TNR-colony cat exception.

• Poultry/rabbit enclosures and youth projects: Fowl/rabbits require a fence/cage of sufficient size and strength, shelter from weather/predators, and repaired non-nuisance pens. Subject to the separate species/lot-size allowances, pens for up to 10 animals must be at least 25 feet from another’s dwelling/occupied building; for up to 50, the stated separation is 500 feet. The narrow exception permits at most 2 hens on a lot under 4,900 square feet closer than 25 feet for fresh unfertilized eggs, with no public nuisance and all §4-9(b) pen conditions. The youth agricultural-project exemption requires a signed organization-letterhead director’s letter naming the student, project and eligibility dates, and applies only to that project.

• State sufficient-fence standards for cultivated land: Agriculture Code §143.001 generally requires gardeners/farmers to fence cleared land in cultivation with a fence at least 5 feet high that prevents hog passage, subject to Chapter 143’s local-option-stock-law provisions. Where the adopted local-option subchapter makes §143.028 applicable, a person need not fence against animals barred from running at large; its sufficient-fence framework addresses livestock still permitted at large. Its 4-foot standards specify three barbed wires on posts at most 30 feet apart with stays between posts; pickets no more than 6 inches apart; three boards each at least 5 inches wide and 1 inch thick; or four rails. The alternate local-option framework in §143.077 also depends on the animal classes affected by the election. Establish the actual territory, species and applicable election before applying a local-option standard.

• Qualifying agricultural-operation protections: Agriculture Code §§251.005–251.0055 limit City regulation of qualifying agricultural operations inside corporate limits. Their statutory health/safety grounds, clear-and-convincing-evidence and less-restrictive-means tests, health-officer/consultant report and City Council resolution conditions matter. Agricultural tax appraisal is not a prerequisite; wildlife-management activity may require the specified written plan. The livestock-protection-dog restraint exception applies while the dog protects livestock on the owner-controlled property. Under §251.006, an owner, lessee or occupant of agricultural land is not liable to the state, a governmental unit, or an owner, lessee or occupant of other agricultural land for construction or maintenance of a qualifying agricultural improvement when its construction is not expressly prohibited by statute or a governmental requirement validly adopted under §251.005 and in effect when the improvement is constructed. Such an improvement does not constitute a nuisance and is not otherwise subject to suit or injunction. Agricultural land includes qualifying agricultural-appraisal land and other land where agricultural operations exist or may take place. The improvement definition includes fences and pens designed for sheltering, restricting or feeding animal or aquatic life, or for the specified produce/feed, agricultural implement or equipment storage/maintenance uses. State and federal statutes remain enforceable. These are conditional liability, nuisance and litigation protections; they do not make every fence at a residence on acreage exempt from applicable requirements.

PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS

HOA covenants, deed restrictions, private architectural-review rules, private easements and boundary, maintenance or cost-sharing agreements can impose independent conditions, subject to Texas statutory limits. Review the recorded documents and applicable approval process. Public permit approval does not settle fence ownership, cost allocation or private rights.

• Perimeter-security fencing: Property Code §202.023 generally prevents an association from enforcing a covenant that stops a property owner installing security measures, including a perimeter fence. The section excludes Chapter 81/82 condominiums and Chapter 215 master mixed-use associations. An association may regulate fence type and prohibit obstruction of a defined license area, public/community sidewalk, or drainage easement/area. It may require a driveway gate at least 10 feet from the right-of-way where the driveway meets a legally defined laned roadway.

• Front building line and 2025 protections: If a restrictive covenant provides for it, an association may prohibit fencing ahead of the dwelling’s front-most building line. Notwithstanding §202.023(c), an owner may maintain perimeter fencing or front-building-line fencing installed before September 1, 2025. The front-line prohibition cannot prevent the specified fencing where the residential address is exempt from public disclosure under state/federal law or the owner supplies law-enforcement documentation of a need for enhanced security.

• Protected water-feature enclosures: Property Code §202.022 protects a qualifying safety-compliant enclosure around a pool, spa or other water feature: transparent mesh or clear panels in metal frames, nonclimbable, and no more than 6 feet high. Associations may regulate appearance and colors but cannot prohibit the protected black transparent-mesh/metal-frame form. The six-foot definition is an association-law protection, separate from public pool-barrier requirements.

REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT

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

• Building and pool review: Whether the residential permit exemption applies, whether a required permit was obtained, and whether the wall, barrier, gate, alarm or approved alternative satisfies the applicable standard.

• Location and drainage review: Public rights-of-way, hydrant access, Mustang Bayou, floodplain/floodway development, district restricted areas, recorded easements, drainage and applicable stormwater conditions.

• Maintenance and special residential use: Damaged or deteriorated fencing, gate hardware, townhouse private yards, refuse screening and lawful animal containment, with qualifying agricultural protections considered where applicable.

• Excavation and replacement: Utility responses/markings, pipeline construction requirements, and ownership or physical attachment before removing a shared fence. Private association enforcement and boundary/cost disputes are separate from City code administration.

USING THIS INFORMATION

This page provides general orientation on how residential fence rules are structured and applied within the City of Alvin, 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 City of Alvin Permits & Inspections 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.