Brewing Property Rights Trend. City Ordinances. Front Yard Fences.

City: Tyler TX

The front yard fence ordinance that concerns property rights advocates: Requiring a special-use permit to have a fence of any kind in the front yard

What was Tyler’s goal of special use permits for front yard fencing? To stop blighted properties which they tied to chain link fences.

In the words of a Tyler City Council Members: 

• chain-link makes neighborhoods look like prison yards
• fences in the front yard are in areas that are headed downward economically

Tyler Morning Telegraph | Tyler Council wrangling property rights versus aesthetics in front yard fencing issue