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Refer to Pages 13 and 14 of the Resident Handbook
    You may install fencing for your pet or enclose your back yard for children, only with prior approval from Lewis-McChord Communities. You are responsible for obtaining proper clearance for digging from Public Works, Building 2012, so as not to damage any utility lines or pipes.

    A written request, a drawing showing location, size, type of materials and method of construction must be submitted to your Village Manager for approval.

    Approval from Lewis-McChord Communities will be based on the following specifications:

    1. Size: The area enclosed will not exceed the lawn area directly in back of your home and shall not block access to the dual use clothesline where one clothesline serves two or more homes. Maximum height of fence permitted shall be 48 inches. Posts shall be no larger than 4 inches in cross section or taller than fence.
    2. Type of Fence:
    Wood Bound Fence
    Pickets are 2" wide and are spaced 1 1/2" apart.
    Steel fence posts are 5'6" in length and are driven 2' into ground, flush with pickets. Posts are spaced 6'0" on center.
    Welded Wire Fence
    Shall consist of good quality wire (not barbed) or factory manufactured wood picket and be erected and maintained in straight lines, with wire or pickets kept tight. Posts shall be driven to sufficient depth and braced as necessary to provide firm support and vertically plum appearance. No attachment to the building will be permitted. Wire shall be factory finished galvanizing, cadmium, or other plating process.
    Wood Picket Fence
    Wood used in fence shall be painted or stained to match principal wood portions of the house.

    Fences will not be erected on front or side lawns of housing for any reason.

    Prior to move-out, you are required to remove the fence completely, fill all post holes and repair any damage to the Premises.

Click here for printable fence request.

Complete the fence request along with a brief sketch of where your fence will be located. Call the number
for Public Works, (253) 967-5237, to receive your digging permit number. Return the completed request
to the Housing Office. Your Village Manager will call you once your request has been approved. For your convenience an after hours drop box is located outside the main entrance to the Housing Office.

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