I have a question for you all. Is there any requirement when it comes to how far off the property line one must be when it comes to planting bushes and etc? If memory serves me correctly I know there is a restriction when it comes to something like a structure being off the property line but I am not sure if it applies to bushes or trees.
I *think* the houses have to be 10 ft from the property line. *think* When planting bushes, depending on how big they will get, remember that your neighbor(or you) may not want a BIG tree blocking a view etc... My last neighbor planted his Leland Cypress tress RIGHT on the property line and they are about 6' in diamater and about 12 ft tall. :? 1/2 of those trees are on my property. If it's you planting them, depending on ho big they will be, stay off the exact line
If you don't like them, you could "trim" the part that hangs over on your property, so there's only half a tree left. Then they'll die. Problem solved.
Check with the county. It used to be 6 feet from the property line, but Harley may be right with the 10 feet. You also need to make sure there are no encroachments on your property. If there are, and you've planted on/near one it can be totally demolished if the state/county needs to get to the encroachment. Frogger
County zoning is AR. Meaning all property in the county with the exception of towns and cities as well as any PUD's in the county, is zoned AR (unless its commercial). Normal property setbacks for buildings are 20' from the front property line, 5 from the sides and rear. If your property fronts what is called a collector street, then its 50' from the front with an additional 20' tacked on to that so its 70' from the front, still 5 on sides and rear. Any property in a PUD (development of 100 acres or more) can set their own individual setbacks regardless what the county says. I do not believe there is any stipulation on how far off a property line landscaping has to be other than if you live on a corner lot (your lot fronts 2 streets) then you can not plant landscaping in the street sight triangle (10'x70') that will grow to a height that will obscure the road from a car pulling out on that street. Typical site plans for commercial development require yard buffers, anywhere from 10' to 30' from the property line. The adjacent property zoning will affect the size of your buffer. The yard buffers are designed to create a screening from two different zoning classifications. For instance, if you live in AR zoning and a vacant property next to you gets rezoned to GB-SU (commercial zoning) for the purpose of someone putting in a new Dollar General, they have to create yard buffers of various sizes. Inside those buffers, they are required to put in the proper amount of landscaping to create the screen. There are no regulations for yard buffers, as to where the landscaping has to go in those buffers in relation to property lines. (ie: how far off a property line). You have 10' or 20' for the buffer, you fill it with the needed landscaping the best way you can. So, all of that being said, i do not believe there is any requirement as to how far landscaping has to be from a property line. You are allowed to put a fence on your property line, though we usually suggest 3-4 inches off just to be safe in case the fence people get a little crazy with their installations. Better safe than sorry.
I live in a PUD and this is my experience only.... Landscaping....no known rules. Neighbors have complained to the management company and the company has said there is no recourse. Fencing....County has regulations, our sub-division has conflicting regulations in the covenants. County officials have told fence-builders they don't have time to inspect fence setbacks, so do what you want. Homes....I don't knw.
I am 100% sure the County has no provisions as far as fence placement on your lot. Not its location, not its design, what its made of or how it looks. Subdivision covenants and/or HOA restrictions..thats a different story but as far as the county goes, there are no regulations on fences.
Put them just far enough off the line so that the spread of the plant is 1mm inside your line. Course now, if the leaves are falling over into his yard...well....then you have something different.
If you have restrictive covenants, or don't know if you do, you can find out on Johnston County's website. It might take a combination of looking at the GIS system, the plats and your HOA/Developer covenants. My neighbor is planning to build a fence, but our covenants state you can only build it from the back of your lot forward to the front corner of the house perpendicular to the property line on the side of the lot the fence will be placed. I'm pretty sure he's planning to build all the way to the front of his property. Do I tell him about the covenants? Or do I just play dumb? BTW, the County GIS system is some powerful stuff. Wanna know your neighbor's names without talking to them? How much they paid for their house? Where the nearest county water line is? It's all there...including covenants for every subdivision.
GIS does not contain covenants for any subdivision actually. Covenants are recorded in deed form in the Register of Deeds. GIS does link to the RoD by allowing you to view a properties deed and/or map, as long as the map is recorded. You can go to the RoD website, do a search on a subdivision name and if there are covenants, those will be displayed and you can view them there. Any info taken from GIS though, should never be taken as anything that will hold up in a court of law. GIS is an excellent planning tool and while it is a good source of information, you should never take any info shown on any county or cities GIS system as the gospel.
Thanks for clarifying. Doesn't matter where the info is housed. You can access parts the RoD through GIS. Why go to two sites, when I can get all CIA on your *** from one handy place?
Covenants do no good if you don't have an HOA to enforce them. The only way you as a land owner can try to enforce them is to hire an attorney and take the matter to court.
SB of course, is exactly right. Without a HOA, the covenants are kinda on the honor system. Been there, done that. :?
I know. Why can't people just mind their own business :roll: About the holes...I have an automatic tiller and hole digger. His name is DH :jester:
I don't see that as the only way. A few carefully worded cease and desist letters, and some other tactics may work. I prefer an escalation approach. But then again, my neighbor is different. Nothing I could post here.
