Fence Regulations in Lafayette, IN (2026)
1 verified fence regulations for Lafayette, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Material Restrictions
Lafayette bans barbed wire on any fence shorter than eight feet. Taller fences can carry no more than three strands, confined to the top eighteen inches and angled inward at no more than seventy-five degrees, and building one first needs written approval from the Board of Public Works and Safety.
Lafayette Barbed Wire Fence Restrictions
Some RestrictionsLafayette Municipal Code § 11.05.020
It is unlawful for any person to erect, build, or maintain a barbed wire fence within the city unless such fence is eight feet or more in height. Any such fence shall contain no more than three strands of barbed wire to be located within eighteen (18) inches of the top of such fence. All such barbed wire shall be angled inward towards the owner's property at an angle not greater than seventy-fi...
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