The fence was erected near Country Lane, on the Northeast Side of San Antonio in the Oak Park - Northwood neighborhood
Zachary-Taylor Wright/MySA
Posted on 06/13/2024 7:06:10 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The fence was erected near Country Lane, on the Northeast Side of San Antonio in the Oak Park - Northwood neighborhood
Zachary-Taylor Wright/MySA
Overreach by the City? Or justified actions taken against stupid property owner?
As we head towards the South African model, fences similar to what you see around that house will soon be REQUIRED at all houses, plus barbed wire, and electrification. The house that don’t do this will be the targets of brutal home invasions, and worse.
(but I know, Trump is just so BRASH that even a future as above, which is the Democrat future, is preferable to having to deal with his Tweets)
Go see the gated communities/properties of the government officials and publish pictures of those layouts.
Looking up and down the street (via Google maps) that the side street comes off of, it looks like there are as many fences that violate the law as comply with it as far as front height goes. Many of the non-complying fences are iron, and all are more pleasing than this. I disagree with the politician. this looks worse than a Texas prison.
From the name on the property, I do wonder if this is a swinger’s club - “Moonstar Adventure” - and thus the need for privacy for the planned party.
What, no broken glass pieces mortared to the top of the wall? Where’s the barbed wire? Not surprised for San Antonio but not quite 3rd world yet.
Masonry walls (this is not a fence but a masonry wall) need to be designed and engineered. Texas soil in some areas is an unforgiving clay that can heave and crack over a single summer. If that wall does not have proper footings, it can collapse due to erosion. I work in property management and see it all the time.
Aside from ruining the esthetic, which can have a negative impact on property values, there are other things to consider:
Does it impact the line of site? NTSA studies confirm that most auto-related child fatalities occur when kids are going to and from school. The reason front yard fences are limited to 3 feet is to increase the field of conspicuity, making it easier to see a child coming down their driveway or chasing a ball into the street.
Backyard fences are typically limited to 6 feet to make it easier for a family to escape the back yard in the event of a fire where a front exit is impossible. You don’t want to be trapped between a raging house fire and an unclimbable smooth-surface masonry wall.
If they did not get it permitted and shrugged their shoulders at the law, what other corners did they cut in the construction?
People who value property rights and eschew permits and inspectors should not be surprised when things go wrong. I had hoped that the Surfside Condominium collapse in Florida would have been enough for people to recognize that some oversight is occasionally necessary and that building standards exist for a reason.
Finally, this owner is just a jerk who thinks the law doesn’t apply to him. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve had enough of people like that in all areas of my life.
All of those have set back requirements and typically surround the entire community, not just one house.
Inside the gates, the lawns are usually wide open.
you put the bottles on whole, then break them off after the mortar dries and sets.
Yep.
This style of 12' concrete wall is pretty commonly found around the single family homes for the wealthy in Third World countries.
Also common in many Middle East countries but less to do with crime and more for the privacy of the female residents so they can ditch their burkas as soon as they walk through the gates.
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Many residential areas of W Texas have brick or cinder block fences due to high winds, sand storms and blizzards. Six to eight foot of these type of fences are common.
CHIraq, coming to your ‘hood soon.
If BiXiden won’t keep them out, it’s eventually going to be up to you.
Time to get a head start.
line of site?
“I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve had enough of people like that in all areas of my life.
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You need to move out of your 15 min. city and go to some place with a two orders of magnitude less density.
Our neighbor has twelve foot fences and no one cares.
Excellent point.
This is not a fence, but a wall. The comparison to a prison wall is very apt.
My apologies. It should be line of sight: the city does not want anything that impairs a distance view down the street or impedes a driver’s ability to see pedestrians and vice versa.
I thought walls didn’t work……
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