# Covered patios and decks in Hill Country Village Canonical page: https://klemabuilders.com/locations/san-antonio/hill-country-village Hill Country Village (78232) is a separate city of 2.2 square miles off US 281 where residential lots start at two acres, any property-line fence or wall needs a city permit (up to 10 feet, with a drainage letter from a Texas-licensed engineer), plan review runs 10 to 14 business days, and oaks are trimmed only July through January. Klema Builders handles the permit package and builds fixed-price. Hill Country Village (separate city inside the San Antonio metro), ZIP 78232. Separate city of two-acre lots off US 281 between Loop 410 and Loop 1604. ## Starting price A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Hill Country Village starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. ## What we build here - [Covered Patios](https://klemabuilders.com/covered-patios): Match-the-house roofs for year-round shade. - [Custom Decks](https://klemabuilders.com/decks): Composite, cedar, multi-level and pool decks. - [Fencing](https://klemabuilders.com/fencing): Cedar privacy, horizontal board, and wrought iron. - [Landscaping](https://klemabuilders.com/landscaping): Sod, xeriscape, edging, lighting and hardscape. ## Building in Hill Country Village - **ZIP and place** (78232): A separate city between Loop 410 and Loop 1604 off US 281, next to Hollywood Park, at about 945 feet. Village Estates, platted in 1946, was the first subdivision north of San Antonio, on nine-acre tracts; two-acre lots were allowed from 1954 and the city incorporated in 1956. About 2.20 square miles and 942 residents at the 2020 Census. - **Permit desk** (City Administrator, MyGovernmentOnline): The city issues its own permits through the MyGovernmentOnline portal. Plan review typically takes 10 to 14 business days, construction hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., work started without a permit doubles the fee, and re-inspections are charged. Decks, covers and fences are permitted work. - **Fence rules**: Any fence or wall on a property line needs a permit. Height is typically capped at 10 feet, no barbed wire or pointed tops, fences may sit inside the setbacks, and the application includes a drainage study letter from a Texas-licensed engineer. Klema Builders coordinates the engineer's letter as part of the fence quote. - **Lots and zoning** (R-1 and R-2): R-1 lots are a minimum of two acres with a 50-foot front setback and 25-foot side and rear setbacks; R-2 lots are four and a half acres with 100-foot and 50-foot setbacks and may carry a guest house. Homes are at least 1,800 square feet and no more than two stories or 30 feet. Horses are permitted. Detached structures are placed inside those setbacks on the survey. - **Trees**: Tree trimming needs a city permit and the contractor needs a City of San Antonio Tree Maintenance License. Oaks are trimmed only July 1 through January 31, cuts are painted immediately and tools are disinfected. Cover rooflines and deck layouts are planned to the canopy first. - **Water and ground**: Most lots are on septic systems permitted by the city, so patios, decks and plantings are laid out clear of the drain field, and the city follows Edwards Aquifer Authority and SAWS drought stages, which shapes irrigation-free landscape design. Shallow soil over limestone is typical for this stretch of the North Side, so piers are drilled rather than dug. - **Deer**: Deer are part of the Village: feeding is not prohibited here, taking a deer inside city limits is, and the herd is large enough that landscaping is chosen from the deer-resistant palette with anything tender behind fencing. - **Design review**: No architectural review board. The Board of Adjustment and Zoning Commission meet as needed for variances; the city permit is otherwise the approval. ## Why Hill Country Village is different Hill Country Village began as Village Estates in 1946, the first subdivision north of San Antonio, on nine-acre tracts, and it kept the country scale: two-acre minimum lots, horses allowed, septic on most properties, and a city of fewer than a thousand people that runs its own permits. The fence permit alone asks for an engineer's drainage letter, which no neighboring city requires. Klema Builders designs covered patios, decks and fences to the setbacks, the drain field and the oak canopy, coordinates the engineer's letter and the tree permit, and writes it into a fixed-price quote after a free in-home consult. ## Questions and answers ### Do I need a permit for a fence in Hill Country Village? Yes, for any fence or wall on a property line. The permit allows up to 10 feet, bars barbed wire and pointed tops, and asks for a drainage study letter from a Texas-licensed engineer with the application. On two-acre lots that usually means iron or ranch rail along the frontage and a cedar or iron run behind. Klema Builders coordinates the engineer's letter and files the permit as part of the quote. ### How long does city plan review take in Hill Country Village? Typically 10 to 14 business days through the MyGovernmentOnline portal once a complete application is in. Add the oak trimming window if a limb has to move, and the build itself: a covered patio or deck is on site for 1 to 3 weeks of review first, then the build weeks quoted in your contract. ### Where can a detached pergola or pavilion sit on a two-acre lot? Inside the R-1 setbacks: 50 feet off the front line and 25 feet off the sides and rear, or 100 and 50 feet in R-2, and clear of the septic drain field. With that much room the design question is the view and the shade, not the property line. We draw it on the survey so the permit reads cleanly. ### Do you handle the permit and the design review in Hill Country Village? Yes. In Hill Country Village that means the city permit through MyGovernmentOnline, the engineer's drainage letter for a fence, and a tree trimming permit under a licensed contractor if any oak is pruned. We prepare the drawings, the site plan and the material list, file the application, and handle the back-and-forth; the permit and the review are line items in the quote. Every project starts with a free in-home consult and a fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days, and we build across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin. ### How much does a deck, pergola or covered patio cost in Hill Country Village? A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Hill Country Village starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patios, pergolas, composite and multi-level decks are quoted fixed-price, line by line, after a free in-home consult. The written quote arrives within 3 to 5 business days. ### When can my oaks be trimmed for the project? July 1 through January 31 only, under a city trimming permit, by a contractor holding a City of San Antonio Tree Maintenance License, with cuts painted immediately. Outside that window we design the roofline under the canopy instead of cutting. ### What landscaping works with septic, drought stages and deer? Beds laid out clear of the drain field, plantings from the deer-resistant palette that live on rainfall once established (salvia, Texas sage, rosemary, agave, yucca, native grasses), rock and mulch beds with steel edging, and low-voltage lighting along the long drive. Sod is kept to the areas you actually use. ### What does it cost to take down an old pergola or deck in Hill Country Village? A 12x12 pergola removal in Hill Country Village starts at $3,750, haul-away and yard grading included. Decks, patio covers, fences, sheds, hot tubs and playsets are taken down in 1 to 3 business days, hauled off and the ground graded or raked. Concrete footings and any siding or stucco repair at the ledger are handled separately. Already tore it down yourself? We haul off the pile. ### How long does a project take in Hill Country Village? A cedar pergola is built in 1 to 2 weeks on site once materials and approvals are in hand. A composite or cedar deck takes 3 to 6 weeks from signed contract to walk-through once the permit clears, and a multi-level or pool deck 6 to 10 weeks. City plan review runs 10 to 14 business days before the build starts, and oak work waits for the July-to-January window. The schedule is committed in writing in the contract. ## Nearby pages - [Decks in San Antonio](https://klemabuilders.com/decks/san-antonio) - [Fencing in San Antonio](https://klemabuilders.com/fencing/san-antonio) - [Hollywood Park](https://klemabuilders.com/locations/san-antonio/hollywood-park) - [Shavano Park](https://klemabuilders.com/locations/san-antonio/shavano-park) - [Inwood and Deerfield](https://klemabuilders.com/locations/san-antonio/inwood-deerfield) - [San Antonio](https://klemabuilders.com/locations/san-antonio) ## Contact - Phone: (210) 974-1420 (Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM) - Email: hello@klemabuilders.com - Based in: San Antonio, TX - Service area: San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin - Free in-home consult, fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days. - Get a quote: https://klemabuilders.com/get-quote