Fence Regulations in Shawnee County, KS (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Height Limits
Shawnee County caps fences at eight feet, four feet in required front yards in residential and agricultural districts, and nine feet for industrial perimeter fencing, under Sec. 29.04(b) of the county Zoning Regulations.
Shawnee County Fence Height Limit Rules
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations Sec. 29.04(b)
No fence, except fences erected in or around public or private school grounds, public parks, public playgrounds, or other recreational facilities, shall be constructed to a height greater than eight (8) feet except as follows: a. For electric substations and industrially zoned property, the maximum height of perimeter fencing shall not exceed nine (9) feet that may include an eight (8) foot cha...
Fence Permit Requirements
Shawnee County requires a fence permit only when a new fence reaches six feet or taller, an existing fence is extended, or half or more of an existing fence's length is replaced, under Sec. 29.04(a) of the county Zoning Regulations.
Shawnee County Fence Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations Sec. 29.04(a)(1)
For all fences six (6) feet or greater in height, where a new fence is constructed or an existing fence is being extended, or 50% or more of the linear feet of the entire existing fence is being replaced or reconstructed, a fence permit shall be obtained. Any such replacement or reconstruction shall comply with all the provisions of this article.
Neighbor Fence Rules
Kansas fence law makes adjoining rural landowners split the cost of a partition fence in equal shares. County commissioners act as fence viewers to settle disputes. A residential boundary-fence disagreement in Topeka is a civil matter.
Shawnee County Shared Fence & Partition Fence Law
Some RestrictionsK.S.A. 29-301
The owners of adjoining lands shall keep up and maintain in good repair all partition fences between them in equal shares, so long as both parties continue to occupy or improve such lands, unless otherwise agreed.
Material Restrictions
Shawnee County allows barbed wire only as a one-foot topper on nine-foot industrial and substation fences, restricts front-yard fencing to open styles like chain-link and picket, and bans any fence design that is hazardous to people or animals.
Shawnee County Fence Material & Barbed Wire Rules
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations Sec. 29.04(b)(1)a, (b)(2), (d)(1)
For electric substations and industrially zoned property, the maximum height of perimeter fencing shall not exceed nine (9) feet that may include an eight (8) foot chain-link fence or wall topped by one (1) foot of barbed wire. In the "RA-1", "RR-1", "R", "M" districts, an open fence (such as, chain-link, split rail, picket, or wrought iron) not more than four (4) feet in height may project int...
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