Best Fence Company In Farmington AR

Almost nothing, and that surprises nearly everyone. The only fence language in the whole zoning title sits inside a section about landscaping the entryway to a new subdivision (§14.04.24), and that section's own footnote says it applies only when a developer builds an entryway into a residential plan.

It was never written for your back yard.

No, and this is where people get burned. “No city ordinance” is not the same as “no rules.” What actually governs your fence in Farmington is usually one of four things:

• The 8 foot permit line
• Your subdivision's recorded covenants
• A utility or drainage easement crossing your lot
• The state building code the city inspects to

We walk every Farmington customer through all four before we quote. It takes about ten minutes and it has saved people from tearing a fence back out.

Very. Fayetteville has a detailed fence section, a measured corner sight triangle, an overlay district with material specs, and a lower permit threshold.

Farmington has none of that. If you moved over from Fayetteville, set aside what you learned there. The two towns share a county line and almost nothing else on this subject.

Under 8 feet, no. At 8 feet and taller, yes.

We confirmed that directly with the city, because Farmington does not publish a fence permit rule anywhere. It is not in the ordinances, not on the building permits page, and not in the city FAQ.

Because it is different from the towns around you, and different from the model building code that most people would assume applies.

Fayetteville's line is 7 feet. Farmington's is 8. Anyone working from the model code, or from a neighbouring town's rule, would give you the wrong number. That is exactly why we asked instead of assuming.

Rick Bramall is Farmington's Building Official, at 479-267-3865. City Hall is at 354 W. Main, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 4:00.

He will give you a straight answer in about two minutes. We are happy to make that call for you on a job we are quoting.

Yes. We handle permitting on our jobs.

An 8 foot fence is unusual on a residential lot, but it comes up on commercial work and on sloped sites where one side of the run measures taller than the other. We deal with it rather than leaving it to you.

Farmington inspects to the state adopted codes, currently the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, which includes the 2021 International Residential Code with State Fire Marshal amendments.

For a fence under 8 feet you are generally not in the inspection process at all.

The city's permit line is 8 feet, and Farmington's ordinances set no separate maximum height for a residential fence. We checked every section of the zoning title. There is no citywide cap written down.

Your covenants. In a town where the city says this little about fences, your subdivision's recorded rules are usually the only real rulebook.

Most Farmington neighbourhoods land at six feet in back with something lower in front. The city sets a floor. Your HOA sets the ceiling.

Yes. Farmington's code specifically allows fences, posts and fence walls in any yard, listing them as customary yard accessories rather than structures (§15.04.01).

That is the opposite of what most homeowners assume, and it is one of the clearer answers in the whole code.

Farmington has no measured sight triangle. There is no dimension you can design to, unlike Fayetteville's 25 feet. The city's standard is simply that your fence cannot block visibility.

Because that is a judgement call rather than a number, we build corners conservatively and pull the fence back from the intersection. A driver who cannot see your driveway is a problem no matter what the code says.

The code sets no separate front yard height limit. But front yards are the one place we would suggest a quick call to the city before building, and they are also where covenants tend to be strictest.

It is the least settled question in Farmington and worth two minutes on the phone.

Farmington's subdivision regulations require utility and drainage easements at least 25 feet wide, centered along rear lot lines, and along side lot lines where needed.

Centered means roughly 12.5 feet onto each property.

If you are in a platted Farmington subdivision and you build on your rear property line, your fence is very likely sitting inside that easement.

The utility has the right to dig it up. If they do, taking your fence down and putting it back is your cost, not theirs.

Usually, and plenty of people do. The question is what you build.

A wood or metal fence that unbolts and comes out in sections is a very different problem from a masonry wall set in concrete. Where an easement is in play we will tell you before you sign, and we will build it so a panel can come out without wrecking the whole run.

Yes. The Planning Commission can require more for major utility lines, unusual terrain or drainage problems.

Newer subdivisions on sloped ground are where this shows up most often.

Your plat shows it, and so does the title work from your closing. Farmington's Planning Commission publishes current plats as well.

If you are not sure, we can usually tell from the plat before a single post goes in the ground.

Effectively, yes. The code says no animal may be chained or staked to a fixed point on a permanent basis.

Dogs have to be kept in an enclosure or on a trolley system, positioned so the dog cannot get onto anyone else's property (§6.04.02).

Farmington sizes it to the dog, which most cities do not bother to do:

• Large dog, over 20 inches at the shoulder or over 50 lb: 100 sq ft per dog
• Medium dog, 12 to 20 inches or 20 to 50 lb: 80 sq ft per dog
• Small dog, 12 inches or under or 20 lb or under: 50 sq ft per dog

The space requirements apply to electronic containment devices too, not just physical enclosures. So a buried wire system does not get you out of the square footage.

It also will not stop anything from coming in, which is why most of the customers who tried one end up calling us.

Five adult dogs or cats total per household.

Worth knowing: the code itself says subdivision covenants allowing fewer than five override the city's number. Your neighbourhood rules win.

Depends on the dog, honestly.

• Diggers need the bottom addressed: a buried wire apron, a concrete mow strip, or setting panels tight to grade
• Jumpers need height, and Farmington's 8 foot permit line gives you more room to work with than most towns nearby

Tell us what your dog actually does and we will build to that, rather than selling you a taller fence than you need.

Whichever is stricter, essentially always. The city sets a minimum standard, not a maximum, and Farmington's code concedes this outright on the pet limit.

In a town this quiet on fences, your covenants are usually the document that actually matters.

They are recorded with the Washington County Circuit Clerk and are public record. Your closing packet should include a copy.

Read the fence section before you pick a style. It will usually specify height, material, and sometimes which way the finished face has to point.

We will give you everything the submission needs: drawings, materials, heights and a site plan.

We cannot approve it for you, but we have been through this in most Farmington neighbourhoods and we know what the committees ask for.

Not new, on residential property. The city confirmed the prohibition applies across all residential property, not just inside subdivisions.

Barbed wire that is already up can stay. It is grandfathered. But no new barbed wire goes up.

No. On residential property, the city confirmed the no new rule is specific to barbed wire.

Field fence, woven wire and other agricultural wire fencing are still installable. If you have acreage inside the city limits, you can still fence it properly.

That is a different question, and we would rather tell you so than guess.

Farmington's ordinance addresses barbed wire in its residential provisions, and there is no commercial equivalent written into the code. What the city does in practice on a commercial site is a call to the Building Official at 479-267-3865, and it is one we are happy to make for you while we are quoting rather than finding out afterwards.

Yes. Woven wire, field fence and rail.

It is a real part of what we do, and the acreage on the edges of town has not gone away just because subdivisions keep arriving.

It can be. Farmington's code says an inoperable or improperly registered vehicle cannot sit on the premises longer than ten days unless it is in an enclosed building, or behind a fence built so the vehicle is not readily visible to motorists or pedestrians.

A solid privacy fence is the legal fix, and it is a good deal cheaper than a garage.

The test in the code is visibility: the vehicle cannot be readily visible from the street or sidewalk.

That rules out chain link and spaced pickets for this particular purpose. Side by side, board on board or shadowbox all work.

No. Placing a fence in a public right of way is an obstruction offence in Farmington.

The right of way often extends further onto your lot than people expect, frequently past the sidewalk. This is another one your plat settles.

Two the code spells out.

• Where a development backs onto residential property, the screening barrier, a wall or wood privacy fence, has to be at least six feet, with landscaping planted in front of it for noise
• Dumpster and trash enclosures need screening at least five feet high, built of masonry, materials matching the building, or wood fencing, with a secure access gate, on a reinforced concrete slab at least six inches thick

No. Farmington's code expressly prohibits all types of chain link screening for trash and refuse areas, along with plain unembellished concrete block.

If someone has quoted you chain link for a dumpster enclosure in Farmington, it will not pass. We build these in wood and masonry.

Yes. Screening walls, dumpster enclosures, security fence and gates.

If you are building or remodelling in Farmington and screening is on your plan review, we can price it to what the code actually requires rather than to a guess.