Abington, PA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Chapter 62 of the Abington Township Code amends the BOCA Basic Building Code's Section 3311 to govern fences townshipwide. Section 3311.4 sets a flat six-foot maximum height for any fence, screening or wall, carving out only open wire fencing and retaining walls from the cap. A property owner who wants a taller fence must apply to the Zoning Hearing Board for a special exception and go through a public hearing before the Board will authorize it.

Before any fence, screening or wall goes up within five feet of a property line, Section 3311.2 requires a building permit, and the Building Department will not issue one until the applicant produces a boundary survey with corners marked by monuments or stakes placed under a registered engineer or land surveyor, per Section 3311.5. That survey requirement lets inspectors confirm the fence actually sits where the applicant says it does relative to the line.

Section 3311.6 adds a visibility rule for fences near the street: any fence, screening or wall placed within 10 feet of a front property line cannot create a vision obstruction for a motorist. If the Building Official determines a fence blocks sightlines, the owner must remove it or reinstall it as directed, regardless of whether the fence is under the six-foot cap. This provision functions as Abington's version of a corner-visibility rule, though the printed text does not use that phrase.

These amendments sit in Article I of Chapter 62, General Standards, administered by the Township's Department of Code Enforcement and Building Inspector.