Lubbock, Texas · South Plains
A backyard court needs a tall, open fence that stops balls without stopping the breeze. We build chain link enclosures for private tennis, pickleball and basketball courts and batting cages, with windscreen and gates wide enough for maintenance equipment.
Lubbock's development code treats a private sports court or batting cage as an accessory structure, and it's specific:
One sports court or batting cage per lot, or two on lots over an acre. Each one counts against your allowed accessory structures. It has to sit behind the front facade of the house, at least 10 feet from side and rear property lines.
Fencing can be up to 10 feet tall, measured from the elevation at the adjacent property line. If the court is set back more than 15 feet from the side and rear lines, the fence can go up to 15 feet.
Chain link fencing or mesh netting.
Open chain link lets wind pass. Windscreen doesn't. Players love a windscreen on a gusty April afternoon, but it turns a 10-foot fence into a sail. NOAA data for Lubbock's airport shows March, April and May are the windiest months. That's why we size posts and footings for the windscreen, not the bare fabric, and install screen with grommets and ties that can release before a post bends.
Full perimeter fence, often 10 feet on the baselines and lower along the sides where the code and your layout allow.
Smaller footprint, so the same 10-foot rules can fit more lots. Lower side fences are common.
Partial fencing behind the hoop, or a full enclosure on a sport court slab.
Steel frame with netting, within the same height and setback rules.
A walk gate on each side for players, and a double gate wide enough for a court roller, sweeper or resurfacing equipment.
For a security fence around a commercial facility, see commercial fence. For a backyard chain link fence, see chain link fence.
Send the court size, sport and lot size. Call (806) 581-4111 anytime or use the form.
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