The Lincoln Park Fence Company serves Southgate, MI for fence installation, fence repair and gates, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (313) 723-2710 or text a photo of the job.
Fence Installation & Repair services in Southgate
Southgate is mostly 1950s and 1960s housing: brick ranches, a few colonials and long, straight streets between Eureka Road and Northline Road. The lots are wider than in Lincoln Park, and many back up to a neighbor's yard or an alley instead of a street. That makes the side and back lines the main event. Southgate's code also makes front yards different from most nearby cities. A decorative front yard fence is held to 30 inches, and the city does not count chain link as decorative. Behind the front building line a partition fence can be taller, so most owners here choose a privacy fence at the back and leave the front open. Homes that back onto a store or a parking lot often want the tallest solid fence the code allows, and we plan the drop at the front end so it meets the sight-line rule.
Neighborhoods we cover in Southgate
- Eureka Road corridor
- Northline Road area
- Dix-Toledo Road corridor
- Fort Street corridor
- Allen Road corridor
Permits and local rules
Southgate's zoning code (section 1298.14) requires an approved site plan and a zoning permit from the Building Department to build or replace a fence. Front yard decorative fences can be no taller than 30 inches, chain link does not count as decorative, other partition fences top out at 6 feet 8 inches, and slats in chain link must be a neutral color. Where a lot adjoins an alley or a business, a privacy fence must step down to 3 feet at 15 feet from the front property line.