# A Fence Company for Mandeville, LA, From Old Mandeville to the Causeway

> Fence installation and repair in Mandeville, LA: the city's CLURO height limits for front, side and street yards, utility servitudes, and posts set near the lake.

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Fence installation and repair in Mandeville, LA: the city's CLURO height limits for front, side and street yards, utility servitudes, and posts set near the lake.

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Last Updated: November 1, 2026

Mandeville's limits are not Hammond's: 7 ft at the back instead of 8, and ornamental iron allowed taller in front.

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City of Mandeville Planning and Zoning

handles fence and wall permits (City of Mandeville)

Permit rule

Fence heights set by the CLURO (4 ft in front, 7 ft side and rear as quoted in 2023 staff reports); current text and fee confirmed per address

70448, 70471

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## What usually starts a fence project in Mandeville

### Privacy along a street-side yard

On a corner or through lot, a side or rear yard facing a street was limited to 4 ft in the code as quoted in 2023, unless the fence sat back about 15 ft. Owners have sought variances for 6 ft runs.

### A tall front fence that stays open

The code as quoted allows decorative wrought iron up to 5.5 ft in front setbacks, with columns to 6.5 ft, as long as it stays mostly see-through above 2 ft.

### A back line over a utility servitude

A fence inside a utility servitude needs written approval from the affected utilities, and a utility that removes a fence to reach its lines has no duty to put it back.

### Low ground near the lake

The soils mapped around Mandeville hold a seasonal water table about a foot down at the median point, so holes can fill before the concrete goes in.

## Services in Mandeville

### Privacy fences →

Solid and semi-private wood and vinyl fences, 6 to 8 ft behind the house, planned for sightlines, storm wind and wet ground.

### Aluminum fences →

Powder-coated ornamental aluminum for front yards, pools and pets, racked to follow slopes, with stainless fasteners and gate posts sized for the leaf.

### Wrought iron fences →

Ornamental steel fences and gates in the wrought iron style, from galvanized prefab panels to custom fabricated work, finished and detailed to keep rust off in a wet climate.

### Vinyl fences →

PVC privacy, semi-privacy and picket fences with reinforced bottom rails and gate posts, laid out in panel modules and set for heat, wind and wet soil.

### Gates →

Walk, garden and double gates in wood, vinyl, chain link and metal, sized to what passes through and hung on posts built to carry them.

### Storm damage repair →

Blown-down, leaning and tree-struck fences assessed post by post, documented for a claim, and rebuilt on footings that suit wet ground and wind.

In Mandeville, the height of a fence is set by the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Regulations Ordinance, the CLURO, and its numbers differ from Hammond’s in ways that change the design.

[Palisades Hammond Fence](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/) is a Hammond-area fence company that also covers Mandeville. It installs and repairs privacy, ornamental metal, vinyl and chain link fences and gates across Mandeville, from the older streets of Old Mandeville near the lakefront to subdivisions between the lake and I-12, along the Causeway approach, US 190, LA 22 and LA 59. Installation is carried out by licensed and insured fence contractors.

The fence rules below come from the CLURO as quoted in the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission staff reports from February 2023. They are stated as reported there, and the current text, the permit process and the fee are confirmed for each address with the city before a plan is drawn.

## What the CLURO allows, yard by yard

As quoted in those staff reports, CLURO section 8.1.3 sets these limits:

| Where on the lot | Limit as reported |
| --- | --- |
| Between the front of the house and the front property line | No fence or wall over 4 ft |
| Decorative wrought iron in front setbacks and street-facing side or rear setbacks | Up to 5.5 ft, columns to 6.5 ft, no more than 15% opaque above 2 ft |
| Side and rear yards | Up to 7 ft |
| A required side or rear yard that fronts a street | Up to 4 ft; staff described a setback of about 15 ft or a 4 ft maximum, except on subdivision boundaries |
| Street intersections | Must meet the sight triangle in CLURO 8.1.1.8 |
| Electric fences | Prohibited |
| Barbed wire | Only in the B-2, B-4, M-1 and M-2 districts, and only above 6 ft |

Two lines stand out against Hammond. The back-yard limit is 7 ft, not 8, so a privacy fence ordered as 8 ft panels does not fit. And the front yard is more generous to open metal: an [ornamental iron fence](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/wrought-iron-fence-installation/) can stand taller than a solid one. In practice a Mandeville front often gets [aluminum](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/aluminum-fence-installation/) or steel pickets, and [privacy](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/privacy-fence-installation/) starts behind the house.

## Street-facing yards on corner and through lots

The February 2023 cases came from owners asking for variances to put 6 ft privacy fences along a side or rear yard that faces a street. Under the rule as quoted, those runs were held to 4 ft unless the fence sat back from the street. On a corner lot, or a lot with streets front and back, that changes how much yard a privacy fence can enclose.

The choice is real: a lower fence along the street line, a taller one set back with lawn outside it, or an open ornamental section where the street runs. Each changes the footage and the materials, so the line is settled before the price. A variance is the owner’s application to the city, and its timing sets the schedule.

## Utility servitudes and the back line

The CLURO as quoted bars a fence inside a utility servitude without written approval from the affected utilities, and says those utilities have no obligation to replace a fence they remove. Many back and side lines run along a servitude for power, water, sewer or drainage. A fence built across one without approval can be cut open or taken down for access, at the owner’s loss.

So the survey or recorded plat is the starting point, not the old fence. The [drainage easement guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-drainage-easements/) explains how servitudes shape a fence line, and the [fence permits guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-permits/) covers the approvals.

## Lake-edge ground and a patchy flood map

The USDA soil survey points sampled around Mandeville map Abita and Guyton silt loams and Stough fine sandy loam, and four of the nine points fall on open water in Lake Pontchartrain. The drained points are somewhat poorly or poorly drained, with the seasonal high water table between about 9 and 27 inches down and near 12 inches at the median ([USDA NRCS](https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/)). A post hole there can hold water for months.

That shapes the post plan: gravel at the base, concrete crowned to shed water, deeper footings for a solid 7 ft face, and ground-contact posts. FEMA’s online flood layer returned no data for most points around the city, which is a gap in the map service rather than a sign of low risk. For lots near the lakefront or a bayou, the flood zone is checked on the official map for that address before a solid fence goes across low ground. The [wet soil post guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-posts-in-wet-clay-soil/) goes further.

> Storm history
>
> FEMA’s major disaster declarations for St. Tammany Parish include Katrina, Isaac, Ida and Francine, and Tropical Storm Arthur, declared June 30, 2026, covered St. Tammany alone. A run that went over at the posts is a job for [storm-damaged fence repair](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/storm-damaged-fence-repair/), with new footings rather than reset panels.

## Housing that shares walls and restrictions

Census figures show a city with a smaller share of detached houses than its neighbors: about 65% of Mandeville’s 6,003 housing units are single-family detached, against about 77% parishwide, with 68% owner-occupied and a median year built of 1990. Those are citywide figures, not a reading of any lot. They do mean that some homes share a lot line, a courtyard or a wall with the next unit.

Where that is the case, the fence is often on a shared line and may be under recorded subdivision restrictions that set its height, style and material on top of the city’s rules. Louisiana Civil Code article 685 presumes a fence on a boundary is common to both owners, as the [Louisiana fence laws guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/louisiana-fence-laws/) explains. The restrictions and any association approval are checked before materials are ordered.

## How a Mandeville job is planned

The address comes first: whether it is inside city limits, a corner or through lot, or under recorded restrictions. The site walk measures the line, gates, slopes and wet spots, and checks the survey against servitudes.

The drawing follows the CLURO heights confirmed for that address. Louisiana 811 is notified at least 48 and no more than 120 hours before digging, weekends and holidays excluded. Posts are set and allowed to cure before rails, panels or [gates](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/gate-installation/) go on, and the job ends with gate adjustment, cleanup and a walk of the finished line.

Prices do not change at the city line. A Mandeville fence is priced from the same Hammond-area ranges as anywhere in the service area, set out in the [privacy fence cost](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/privacy-fence-cost/) and [aluminum fence cost](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/aluminum-fence-cost/) guides. The [fence cost estimator](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/tools/fence-cost-estimator/) gives a range for your length, and the [Covington page](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/service-areas/covington/) covers the city a few miles north on US 190. Call [(985) 866-3827](tel:+19858663827) to start a Mandeville estimate.

## Neighborhoods, landmarks and routes

- Old Mandeville
- Lakeshore

### Landmarks

- Lakefront along Lakeshore Drive
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- Fontainebleau State Park (nearby)

### Routes

- US 190
- LA 22
- LA 59
- I-12
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

1. 1. Abita Springs
2. 2. Albany
3. 3. Amite
4. 4. Covington
5. 5. Folsom
6. 6. Hammond
7. 7. Independence
8. 8. Killian
9. 9. Livingston
10. 10. Madisonville
11. 11. Mandeville
12. 12. Natalbany
13. 13. Ponchatoula
14. 14. Roseland
15. 15. Springfield
16. 16. Tickfaw
17. 17. Walker

Schematic, not to scale: close-together neighborhoods are spread out so each number reads.

## Fence questions in Mandeville

### What does a fence cost in Mandeville?

Prices follow the same typical Hammond-area ranges: about $15 to $45 per linear foot for a 6 ft pressure-treated pine privacy fence, $20 to $60 for vinyl privacy, $25 to $55 for aluminum and $30 to $100 or more for ornamental steel or iron. Walk gates add $150 to $600 each and tear-out $2 to $8 per foot. The city's permit fee is confirmed per address.

### How tall can a back-yard fence be in Mandeville?

The city's land use code, as quoted in February 2023 Planning and Zoning staff reports, allows side and rear yard fences up to 7 ft, a foot lower than Hammond's 8 ft. A side or rear yard that fronts a street was limited to 4 ft unless the fence was set back. The current text is confirmed for each address before the fence is drawn.

### Can an ornamental iron fence be taller than 4 ft in a Mandeville front yard?

As quoted in 2023 staff reports, yes. Most front fences and walls are limited to 4 ft between the house and the front property line, but decorative wrought iron could reach 5.5 ft, with columns to 6.5 ft, provided no more than 15% of it above 2 ft is opaque. Aluminum made to look like iron is confirmed with the city.

### Can a fence be built inside a utility servitude in Mandeville?

Only with written approval from the utilities that use the servitude, according to the code as quoted in the city's 2023 staff reports. A utility that has to take a fence down to reach its lines is not obliged to replace it. Servitudes are shown on the plat or survey, so the line is checked against them before posts are placed.

### Are electric or barbed wire fences allowed in Mandeville?

Electric fences were prohibited under the code as quoted in 2023. Barbed wire was allowed only in certain business and industrial districts, the B-2, B-4, M-1 and M-2 zones, and only above 6 ft. Residential lots therefore use plain mesh, wood, vinyl or metal fencing, and the current text is confirmed with the city before anything is ordered.

## Related guides

Learn

Do You Need a Permit to Build a Fence in Louisiana?

Louisiana leaves fence permits to each city and parish. Here is what Hammond and Covington require, what is known about Mandeville, and how heights, setbacks and corner lots shape the application.

Learn

Can You Put a Fence in a Drainage Easement?

What a drainage or utility servitude on your plat means for a fence, who answers for a ditch between two lots, why a solid fence can't dam natural runoff, and how fences are planned on flood-prone ground.

Learn

How Should Fence Posts Be Set in Wet Clay Soil?

What the ground under a Hammond-area fence is actually like, why posts rotate in it, how footing depth and type are chosen, and how a post hole that fills with water is handled.

Cost Guide

How Much Does an Aluminum Fence Cost in Hammond, LA?

The installed range for ornamental aluminum, how it compares with steel and wrought iron, and what slope, picket spacing, pool rules and gates add.

Cost Guide

How Much Does a Privacy Fence Cost in Hammond, LA?

What a 6 ft solid fence costs in each common material, why a closed face prices differently from an open one, and how height, corners and a shared line change the total.

## Nearby service areas

Fence permit required: $5 fee and a dimensioned drawing of heights, lines and streets

Covington

A front fence on a historic district lot