Fence Regulations in Quincy, MA (2026)

3 verified fence regulations for Quincy, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Height Limits

Quincy caps fences at six feet citywide, dropping to three feet within 10 feet of the front lot line under the Zoning Ordinance's dimensional regulations for Norfolk County's largest city.

Quincy MA Fence Height Limits

Some Restrictions

Quincy Municipal Code § 375-4.2.8

Fences and hedges. Fences shall not be higher than six feet. Fences and hedges shall not be higher than three feet within 10 feet of the front lot line.

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Neighbor Fence Rules

Massachusetts General Law Chapter 49 provides the baseline for fence neighbor disputes. Quincy does not have specific shared-fence cost-sharing ordinances; MGL c. 49 §21 governs line fences and shared maintenance obligations between neighbors.

Quincy Fence Neighbor Rules

Some Restrictions

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 21 (Spite Fence Statute - Fences Over Six Feet Deemed Private Nuisance)

Section 21. A fence or other structure in the nature of a fence which unnecessarily exceeds six feet in height and is maliciously erected or maintained for the purpose of annoying the owners or occupants of adjoining property shall be deemed a private nuisance. Any such owner or occupant injured in the comfort or enjoyment of his estate thereby may have an action of tort for damages under chapt...

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Material Restrictions

Quincy, Massachusetts bans electrifying a chain-link or other conductive residential fence so that it delivers an electric shock; the city's fence chapter has no separate barbed-wire rule.

Quincy Electrified Fence Prohibition

Heavy Restrictions

Quincy Municipal Code § 155-2

No person who has a chain-link fence or other type of fence which is capable of conducting electricity shall cause said fence to be electrified so that it gives off an electric shock.

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Quincy city rules.

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