Fence Regulations in Montgomery County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Montgomery County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In Montgomery County's unincorporated area, a residential front-yard fence tops out at four feet, while side and rear yard fences can rise to eight feet, under Sec 10-41(8)'s permitted-yard-structures rule.
Fence Height Limits in Montgomery County
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-41(8)
For any yard, including front yards, the following structures shall be permitted, provided applicable sight distance and fire safety requirements are met and maintained: Fences, provided that no fence in a front yard of a residential district shall exceed four (4) feet in height. ... For any yard in a residential district, except front yards, the following structures shall be permitted, provide...
Retaining Walls
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, a required landscape bufferyard between properties of differing use intensity cannot contain a retaining wall taller than three feet. Section 10-43 lists tall retaining walls alongside buildings, active recreation facilities and parking areas as uses the buffer strip may not carry.
Montgomery County Bufferyard Retaining Wall Limit
Light RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-43
Bufferyards may be counted as open space and may used to meet the requirements for landscaping contained in this chapter, but shall not be used for such things as, but not limited to, buildings, structures, retaining walls of greater than three (3) feet in height, active recreation facilities or parking areas. Allowable encroachments into buffer areas shall be the same as those for encroachment...
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