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05-12-2010, 09:02 PM
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I'm planning on getting some trees planted along my backyard fence to provide privacy from a secondary road that runs behind my house. I'd prefer to have these trees planted on the other side (street-side) of my fence so it doesn't suck up space in my yard, but I'm wondering if I'm allowed to. There's about 20-25 feet between the fence and the road, and there's a bunch of unkept grass on that area. I've noticed that up the street, some of the houses have trees planted along the street-side of their fences.
Anyone have any knowledge regarding permissibility for this or know I should contact? BTW, I'm in Durham county.
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05-12-2010, 09:12 PM
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Is it your land? I only ask becasue you called it "unkept grass" which leads me to think you aren't maintaining it.
If it is your land, and the fence is 25 feet away from the road, I don't know why you wouldn't be able to plant trees there since it really would not encroach on the road Right of Way. For confirmation I would call the county planning department.
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05-12-2010, 09:36 PM
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Looking at a copy of my land survey, I don't think it's my land. Looking around on Durham's website, I found an Urban Forestry division, but I have no clue what it applies to, since I'm not really knowledgeable about terms such as 'street rights-of-way'.
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05-12-2010, 09:43 PM
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Plant them. Beg forgiveness later.
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05-13-2010, 03:48 AM
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Location: SW Durham, NC (27713)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by huckdisc
Plant them. Beg forgiveness later.
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I am going to agree with this. "ask for forgiveness not permission"
What is the cost if 'worst case' the county comes in and has them torn out? If it is palatable just go for it. Sounds like a mutual gain for both you and the county... |
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05-13-2010, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fester600
I am going to agree with this. "ask for forgiveness not permission"
What is the cost if 'worst case' the county comes in and has them torn out? If it is palatable just go for it. Sounds like a mutual gain for both you and the county...
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If you go that route I would suggest two things:
1) Don't spenda whole lot of money on the plants since they could potentially be removed.
2) Be real careful digging. Since it isn't your land you don't want to get caught in a bind should you cut through utility lines while digging on somebody elses propoerty! |
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05-13-2010, 07:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fester600
I am going to agree with this. "ask for forgiveness not permission"
What is the cost if 'worst case' the county comes in and has them torn out? If it is palatable just go for it. Sounds like a mutual gain for both you and the county...
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I like the way you two think. That tends to be the way I do things at work. When I asked my realtor about putting some trees up back there, he said it's pretty much okay since it's basically win-win for me and the county. |
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05-13-2010, 08:30 AM
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We live in a cul-de-sac so I've done some planting in the ROW ... obviously a risk, but seemingly a no harm no foul situation.
Frank
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05-13-2010, 11:39 AM
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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One thing to be aware of (in the fairly distant future) if applicable, is that if therre are power lines running by there, the trees can only be so close to them. We had some Leland Cypress trees on OUR land on the side yard, where power lines run, and just when they finally got tall enough to serve their "screening" purpose, Progress Energy came by and said no part of them can be within (50 feet??) of the power lines, and they sawed some of the upper limbs and at first, had said a couple of the whole trees would have to go. This would only apply if the secondary road behind you has power lines, and then, only when they trees got tall enough, probably 7 years or so. By then, you may not even live there or they might just come by and trim them, themselves as they did with ours.
Go yeah, go for it--though it is supposed to be another dry summer, might not be the best time to get trees established if you have Carolina red clay "soil".
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