Fence Regulations in New Berlin, WI (2026)
2 verified fence regulations for New Berlin, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
New Berlin Municipal Code Chapter 275 (Zoning) allows fences as accessory uses in all districts. Residential front yard fences are capped at 50 inches; side and rear yard fences at 74 inches. Fences in the vision clearance triangle may not exceed 3 feet (36 inches) above mean street grade. Nonresidential fences may not exceed 98 inches. On corner lots the side facing the second street is treated as a front yard; on double-frontage lots the side facing the rear street is treated as a rear yard. No permit is required when these limits are met; permits (DCD or Plan Commission review) are required to exceed them.
New Berlin Fence Height Limits (Code Ch. 275, Zoning)
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.
New Berlin Neighbor Fence Rules
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. ch. 90 (Fences) - Partition Fences & Fence Viewers
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 high tensile wires above. 90.02(1m)(b) (b) A fence of strong woven wire not less than 30 inches wide with 2 barbed wires or 2 high tensile wires above. 90.02(1m)(c) (c) A fence of strong woven wire not less than 46 inche...
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