Screening fence.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 28-527
in effectSec. 28-527. - Screening fence.
(a) The base of a tower, including all mechanical equipment and accessory structures, shall be screened from view of residential lots by a wooden, substantially opaque screening fence designed and built to provide privacy with a minimum height of eight feet.
(b) The screening fence may contain gates or doors allowing access to the tower and accessory structures for maintenance purposes, which shall be kept completely closed except for maintenance purposes and shall be located a minimum of 18 feet from the public right-of-way.
(c) The requirements of this section do not apply to:
(1) Any tower constructed or placed a distance of more than two times the height of the tower structure from all residential lots, or
(2) Any tower located on a building that is not designed or built primarily to support the tower, provided that the general public has no physical access to the tower.
(d) When both sections 28-526 and 28-527 of this Code are applicable, a single fence conforming to all applicable requirements of both sections may be provided.
(Ord. No. 91-1734, § 2, 12-11-91; Ord. No. 98-253, § 2, 4-8-98; Ord. No. 2014-364, §§ 6(Exh. A), 7, 4-30-2014)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH28MIOFPR_ARTXVIRETO_S28-527SCFEFetched: 10/26/2026