Fence work in Bulverde
Bulverde is in western Comal County. The Handbook of Texas says it sits on Cibolo Creek about nineteen miles west of New Braunfels and began as the Pieper Settlement in 1850 (Handbook of Texas). The present city was formed when, between 1996 and 1999, five separate municipalities were incorporated and combined, and residents adopted a home-rule charter in 2015 (Wikipedia).
Bulverde runs its own permits
Permits inside Bulverde come from the City, not New Braunfels. The City’s Building Review and Inspection page says applications are made through the MyGovernmentOnline customer portal, where you can pay fees, upload plans and request inspections. City Hall is at 30360 Cougar Bend and the number is (830) 438-3612. The page also lists contractor and subcontractor registration among the office’s duties, so ask a bidder whether they are registered with the City.
The page does not mention fences, and we could not find a fence-specific rule in a source we could read, so we are not stating a fence height limit or telling you whether a fence permit applies. Call City Hall with your plan. Do not rely on a third-party site’s number.
Trees and clearing along the fence line
The same City page says removing any tree within city limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction requires a permit. That matters on wooded Hill Country lots, where a fence line often means cutting a few trees to get straight runs. Raise it with your pro before the crew shows up with a saw. The City also publishes an Environmental Protection Permit form, but we did not read its contents.
HOA or POA first
Bulverde’s residential building permit application states that the contractor is responsible for contacting the HOA or POA before construction begins (City permit application; we read this line through a search summary of the form, so check the form itself). Whatever the form says, Texas Property Code § 202.023 lets many associations regulate fence type while limiting how far they can go (statute). Start with your covenants.
Rock and slope
Comal County sits on the divide between the Blackland Prairies and the Balcones Escarpment (Handbook of Texas, Comal County), and Edwards Plateau soils are described as mostly stony over limestone (Texas State University soils summary). We did not find a soil survey for individual Bulverde lots. A central Texas land guide says solid rock can sit inches below the surface in some places (Neuhaus Real Estate), so ask each bidder how they handle rock and who pays when the auger stops. Our cost guide covers rock as a line item.
Call before you dig
Texas law calls for a request to Texas811 at least two business days before digging, and the service is free. A hired contractor is responsible for making it.
Questions worth asking a Bulverde bidder
- Are you registered with the City of Bulverde, and will you file the permit if one applies?
- Who contacts my HOA or POA, and do you wait for written approval before ordering material?
- Does the quote say what happens to any trees in the fence line?
- How deep are the posts, and what is the extra charge if you hit rock?
- Is old-fence removal and haul-off included?
Put the answers in writing so two bids can be compared line by line.
Getting a Bulverde quote
Tell us the address area, the length and whether you need a gate wide enough for a vehicle. Pros can quote wood or cedar fencing, or repairs after storm damage. We are a referral service, not a contractor. See the full service area or go home.