ISO Fencing Company in Arlington (Alexandria, Oakton: appointed, buyers, school)

[Skatergirl]

We have a relatively small yard and would like to have a fence installed. I'm considering the plastic, although I'm not crazy about the sometimes cheap look of it. I like the no maintenance of it, however. If you have one how do you like it?

Also, anyone know how high a fence can be? Yeah, I'd like to get some privacy from a very nosy neighbor. I can't catch a break to drink my morning coffee in my pj's without him bothering me.

[ACWhite]

Arl. County has rules regarding height and (I think) materials that can be used. You must get a permit for at least some fences, e.g., privacy fences above a certain height. It's easy to find the rules on its website.

[Carlingtonian]

https://www.city-data.com/forum/north...e-company.html

[Carlingtonian]

Originally Posted by ACWhite

Arl. County has rules regarding height and (I think) materials that can be used. You must get a permit for at least some fences, e.g., privacy fences above a certain height. It's easy to find the rules on its website.

Height--6' or less, not including a decorative lattice add-on.

Material--Anything, as long as it's not a wall. The plastic the OP refers to is composite--and there are two types: PVC (the cheap shiny crap) and cellular (looks more like wood; they use this on the Old Town Alexandria boardwalk and a lot of park benches nowadays). Composite is mucho dinero. Probably cheaper to go with cedar and just let it turn gray. Definitely do not go with pressure-treated pine, because it will warp as it dries.

Permit: I believe it's no permit needed for 3' height or less. (And I'm betting a lot of people skip getting a permit when they repace their old fences.)

Or you could plant tall hedges, like rose of Sharon or even clumping (not running!) bamboo.

[Skatergirl]

Originally Posted by Carlingtonian

https://www.city-data.com/forum/north...e-company.html

Can't thank u enough for the link Skater

[saganista]

I can speak speak well for Rick Poppleton and Expert Fence in Alexandria. High quality materials and workmanship. Not typically the cheapest guys in town, but prices are quite reasonable considering the level of quality you'll get back and be able to appreciate for years. Flexible when it comes to out of the ordinary wants and needs as well. We have such for a considerably larger than average property in the Vienna/Oakton area and have used them for a couple of decades now. They have never disappointed.

[ACWhite]

C, if you don't get a permit, you run the risk of the fence co's not being willing to install it or, when you sell, the buyers' wanting to knock $ off or insist on changes (or the neighbors' possibly making trouble). It's easy to get a permit if you follow the rules-- you just may have to stand in line awhile.

Also, IIRC, chain link is not permitted.

[ACWhite]

Rules that appear on the Arl. Co. Permit Form:

(click on link on the left:
Building Permits / Zoning Office : Planning Division : Arlington, Virginia)


"Section 32.D.3.e. Arlington County Zoning Ordinance
The setback and yard requirements of this ordinance shall not be deemed to
prohibit any otherwise lawful fence or wall which is not more than four (4) feet
high; provided, however, that a fence or wall along the rear lot line or along a
side lot line to the rear of the required setback line may be erected to a height not
exceeding seven (7) feet; provided, further, that in side and rear yards of corner
lots, fences up to six (6) feet in height may be erected in the required setback in
order to permit the enclosure of the side and rear yards for privacy so long as the
requirements of paragraph 32.D.4., below relating to vision clearance are
maintained. No fence exceeding four (4) feet in height shall be placed within
three (3) feet of any public right-of-way. This provision shall not be interpreted to
prohibit the erection of any open mesh type fence enclosing any school or
playground. (12-10-77)
Section 32.D.4. Arlington County Zoning Ordinance
Vision Clearance: On any corner lot in an "R" or "RA" District there shall be no
planting, structure, retaining wall, fence, shrubbery or obstruction to vision
between a height of three (3) feet and a height of ten (10) feet above the curb
level within the triangle formed by the street right-of-way lines and a line
connecting said street lines twenty-five (25) feet from their intersection. On any
corner lot in a "C" or "M" District, no building or obstructions shall be permitted
between a height of one (1) foot and a height of ten (10) feet higher than the curb
level within the triangle formed by the street right-of-way lines and a line
connecting said street lines ten (10) feet from their intersection.
§ 3-3. Supplemental requirements. Arlington County Code
Barbed wire and electrically charged fences . Barbed wire shall not be allowed on
any fence or wall at a height of less than six (6) feet. Sharp, unfinished, or cut
prongs or links of open mesh type fences shall not be allowed on any fence at a
height of less than six (6) feet unless the cut prongs or links are placed at the
bottom of the fence. The erection or installation of an electrically charged fence is
prohibited.
(12-8-79; Ord. No. 82-42, 12-4-82; Ord. No. 86-11, 5-17-86; Ord. No. 88-8, 4-30-
88; Ord. No. 94-9, 4-23-94; Ord. No. 97-7, 4-12-97)"