1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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Fairfield County has no operational government (abolished 1960), so fence height limits are set by each town under the state zoning enabling act, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 8-2. Typical Fairfield County rules cap fences at 4 feet in front yards and 6 feet in side and rear yards, with corner-lot sight-line setbacks. Stamford Zoning Regs Sec. 7.4, Bridgeport Zoning Sec. 12-12-1, Norwalk Building Zone Regs Sec. 118-1430, Greenwich Building Zone Regs Sec. 6-141(a)(13), and Danbury Zoning Regs Sec. 4.A.5 each codify these standards. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47-43 governs civil 'spite fence' actions.
2 cities in Fairfield County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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