fences

While some fencing is desirable for privacy or to protect small children & pets, allowing each lot with perimeter\property line fencing tends to create a cluttered appearance of small home sites, & it diminishes the open green vistas which have been intentionally created.  Prior to installation, all fences MUST BE APPROVED by the Melrose Board of Trustees.  Fencing permits must also be obtained from the City of Pickerington via the form below. 

All fencing must be wood; No metal, chain-link, stockade, or picket fencing styles will be permitted. Privacy fencing (up to 6 feet in height) may only be installed in the rear of homes in an area immediately surrounding a patio, deck, terrace, hot-tub, etc. & it must be stained to match the home or the entrance feature fencing.

Use of split-rail fencing, as used on the entrance feature, has been established as the uniform standard of style in Melrose and Inverness at Melrose (per Deed Restrictions).  By adding an approved "rancher's wire" or "hardware cloth" mesh to the split-rail fence, a nearly invisible barrier can be created to contain pets. The fencing design should enable a mower to keep the fence line trimmed. Buried wire fencing is the preferred alternative for containing pets.

Any fencing should be installed in such a way as to relate to & enhance the architecture of the home, improve the site design, & create attractive outdoor spaces (such as the ambiance of a landscaped courtyard). Fencing to simply section off lots will NOT be accepted. It is desirable that sensitive landscape design be an integral part of any fencing installation. All non-privacy fencing must be stained to match the neutral color used on the entrance feature fencing, if any. While some fencing is desirable for privacy or to protect small children & pets, allowing each lot with perimeter\property line fencing tends to create a cluttered appearance of small home sites, & it diminishes the open green vistas which have been intentionally created.  Prior to installation, all fences MUST BE APPROVED by the Melrose Board of Trustees.  Fencing permits must be submitted to the City of Pickerington via the form below.