Fence Regulations in Kenosha County, WI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In unincorporated county towns, Section 12.19.030(a) caps residential fences and walls at 6 feet in the side and rear yard, 4 feet in the street (front) yard, and just 2 feet inside the vision triangle at corners and driveways.
Kenosha County Residential Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Municipal Code § 12.19.030(a)
(a) Residential fences or walls are permitted up to the side and rear property lines and not closer than two (2) feet to any public right-of-way in residential districts, but shall not be greater than six (6) feet in height in the side yard and rear yard, nor greater than four (4) feet in height in the street yard. Residential fences or walls may be six (6) feet in height in the rear street yar...
Fence Permit Requirements
In Kenosha County's unincorporated towns, most new, moved, or rebuilt fences need a zoning permit under Section 12.19.010, except the specific exempt fence types listed in Section 12.19.020, such as small decorative fences and seasonal snow fences.
Kenosha County Fence Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Municipal Code § 12.19.010
No fence, except those fences provided for in section 12.19.020, shall hereinafter be located, directed, moved, reconstructed, extended enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit and without being in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance, and State Statutes and the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The fence shall also meet all the structural requirements of loc...
Material Restrictions
Section 12.19.030(a) flatly bans any residential fence or wall that incorporates barbed wire in unincorporated Kenosha County towns, while Section 12.19.030(c) flips the rule inside the FPO Floodplain Overlay district, where only barbed wire or agricultural wire-strand fencing is allowed.
Kenosha County Bars Barbed Wire on Home Fences
Significant RestrictionsKenosha County Municipal Code § 12.19.030(a), (c)
No fence or wall which incorporates barbed wire shall be permitted in a residential district. ... (c) No fence, except barbed wire or wire strand fences for agricultural purposes, shall be constructed or placed within the FPO Floodplain Overlay.
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