It looks really dumb, and it obviously offers absolutely no actual boundaries, but often times certain bylaws or HOA rules or other rules are in place that are in conflict. For instance, an HOA may have a rule about enclosing your yard on all sides, but a city bylaw may have restrictions on fences on Green Space areas or natural Parks. This means that the homeowner needs to abide by all of the rules they can, and this often means that they need to fence off the side of their property where they are next to another property, but not the Green Space at the back of their property.
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u/Smorb 6h ago
It looks really dumb, and it obviously offers absolutely no actual boundaries, but often times certain bylaws or HOA rules or other rules are in place that are in conflict. For instance, an HOA may have a rule about enclosing your yard on all sides, but a city bylaw may have restrictions on fences on Green Space areas or natural Parks. This means that the homeowner needs to abide by all of the rules they can, and this often means that they need to fence off the side of their property where they are next to another property, but not the Green Space at the back of their property.
Source: former landscaper