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Admirals Pointe fence rules.
(Will yours pass?)

Putting up a fence in Admirals Pointe? Tell Dave what you're thinking. He'll check your plan against the actual Admirals Pointe CC&Rs and reply within one business day with a yes, no, or "tweak this and you're golden." Free. No quote, no salesperson — just an answer.

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At a glance

What Admirals Pointe typically allows

Verified 2026-07-09 · Source: https://ghpoa.com/about-us/ | https://ghpoa.com/about-us/development-control/ | https://ghpoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DCC-app-6-27-25.pdf

Materials allowed
  • Wood
  • Wrought iron
  • Aluminum designed to simulate wrought iron
  • Vinyl
  • Stucco
  • Stucco-like material
  • Black vinyl-coated chain link
  • Brick masonry columns
  • Stone masonry columns
Not allowed
  • Chain link other than black vinyl-coated chain link
  • Construction fencing except during site work or alterations when required for safety or by authority having jurisdiction
  • Silt fencing except during site work or alterations when required by authority having jurisdiction
Max height
Front
0 ft
Side
4 ft
Rear
4 ft
ARC review

Required before install. Typical turnaround: 30 days.

Color

No fence-specific color palette is stated except that chain-link fencing must be black vinyl-coated. More generally, the design and color scheme of proposed improvements must be in harmony with the lot surroundings and adjacent structures.

Notes

Admirals Pointe is one of the twelve communities within Geist Harbours Property Owners Association (GHPOA); GHPOA states its association includes Marion County and Indianapolis, and its DCC guidelines state that all 'Admirals' are under City of Indianapolis jurisdiction. All exterior changes require GHPOA Development Control Committee approval before work starts. For ordinary new/replacement residential fences, maximum height is 4 ft measured from adjacent turf/pavement; post caps may extend up to 6 inches above the overall fence height. Fences contiguous and roughly parallel to major thoroughfares may be 6 ft but must reduce to 4 ft when turned away from the thoroughfare. Existing 6-ft fences may remain if maintained, but any replacement must meet current height requirements. Fences may not extend closer to the front of the house than the rear foundation line; a bump-out up to 5 ft laterally may be allowed to enclose a rear-yard access door. On corner lots, the fence may not extend forward of the rear foundation line as determined by the major frontage street and may extend to the front foundation line on the lesser frontage. The best/aesthetic side must face outward and support rails may not face outward. Fences must not cause ponding or block drainage in swales/drainage easements and must be 3 ft from rear and side property lines. Pool/patio fences have a special rule: pool applications must include either a qualifying power-operated pool cover or exactly 5-ft perimeter fencing with self-closing locking gate compliant with Indiana pool code; fences enclosing pools or patios may be 5 ft but must be within 6 ft of the pavement edge. Game-court fences may be black vinyl-coated chain link or another DCC-approved design and may be up to 10 ft.

GHPOA DCC Application & Guidelines, FENCING §§A-D and SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT TUBS §§A-B, revised/approved 2025-06-27; DCC Guidelines Introduction citing Declaration of Restrictions ¶6 and Marion County Instrument No. 79-97441.

Rules summarized from publicly recorded CC&Rs and Dave's hands-on experience in Admirals Pointe. HOAs amend rules — always confirm with your board or management company before ordering materials.

The process

How Admirals Pointe approval actually works.

Five steps — and the paperwork-heavy first three are on us.

  1. 1
    Pull the covenants We do this for you
    We check your HOA's actual fence rules first — height caps, materials, colors.
  2. 2
    Site sketch + spec sheet We do this for you
    Plot map with the fence line marked, plus the material/height/style page boards want to see.
  3. 3
    ARC packet submitted We do this for you
    Filed in your HOA's preferred format — you get copies of everything.
  4. 4
    Board review — 1 to 3 weeks
    Bigger neighborhoods meet monthly; complete packets usually approve on the first pass.
  5. 5
    Approved — posts go in
    Your install slot is held during review, so approval doesn't cost you the season.

Will my fence be approved?

Check your plan against Admirals Pointe.

Tell us what you're hoping to put up — Dave will check it against the current Admirals Pointe CC&Rs and reply within one business day. Free, no obligation, no "we'll send a salesperson over."

Or call Dave directly · (260) 499-1418

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