Fence Regulations in Appleton, WI (2026)
2 verified fence regulations for Appleton, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Appleton Municipal Code Sec. 23-44 (Title 23, Zoning) caps boundary fences at 6 feet in residential districts and 12 feet in commercial/industrial districts. No boundary fence, wall, hedge, or row planting may exceed 3 feet between the front yard setback line and the abutting lot lines. Sound barrier fences along arterial/collector streets are limited to 8 feet (double-frontage lots) or 6 feet (corner lots), and freeway sound barrier fences/walls are capped at 20 feet. A fence permit ($50) is required from the Department of Public Works.
Appleton Fence Height Limits (Code Sec. 23-44)
Some RestrictionsNeighbor Fence Rules
WI Stat. §90.02 to 90.14 provides line fence cost-sharing for rural/agricultural land. Urban residential fences: each owner responsible for their own.
Appleton Neighbor Fence Rules
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. 90.02, 90.03
90.02 90.02 Legal fences; space between ground and bottom. 90.02(1) (1) In this section, "high tensile wire" means wire with a tensile strength of 1,235 to 1,450 mega pascals or 179,000 to 210,000 pounds per square inch. 90.02(1m) (1m) The following and none other are legal and sufficient fences: 90.02(1m)(a) (a) A fence of strong woven wire not less than 26 inches wide with 3 barbed wires or 3...
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