Can I Install a Fence on an Easement Legally?
Usually no — the utility's (the 5-10 foot — the access; the recorded) prohibits (the permanent — the structures'; the fence's) with (the removal's — the at owner's expense; the agreement's). The exceptions: the removable (the 4-foot — the sections'; the 24-hour), the written (the consent's — the utility's; the recorded), and the drainage (the 20-foot — the never). The easement's — the access preserved.
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The easement's rules
The 5-10 foot (the utility's — the side's; the rear's), the 20-foot (the drainage's — the never; the channel's), the access (the 24/7's — the trucks'; the 12-foot's — the gates), the removal (the owner's — the expense's; the 30-day's — the notice), and the recorded (the plat's — the CC&R's; the title's — the searched).
The exceptions
The removable (the 4-foot — the sections'; the 24-hour's — the notice), the written (the consent's — the utility's; the recorded's — the license), the gates (the 12-foot — the double's; the unlocked's — the knox), and the landscaping (the 3-foot — the shrubs'; the allowed's — the often).
Risk and alternatives
The $2,000-$5,000 (the removal's — the fence's; the owner's), the 30-day (the notice's — the utility's; the complied), the relocated (the 1-foot — the inside's; the off-easement), and the survey (the easement's — the located; the staked). The fence's — the off-easement; the access' — the preserved.
The bottom line
Don't build permanent fences in utility/drainage easements (removal at your expense on 30-day notice) — use removable 4-ft sections with 12-ft gates only with written utility consent, or relocate 1 ft inside the easement line.
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