Camden County does not set fence heights. Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law, your municipality's zoning ordinance controls. Typical Camden County towns allow 6 ft in rear/side yards and 3 ft in front yards, but limits vary by town and zone.
New Jersey counties do not zone; the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D) delegates zoning to municipalities. So Camden County itself sets no fence-height rule. Each town's zoning ordinance does. For example, Cherry Hill Township (a Camden County municipality) sets residential fence limits in Section 506: 6 feet maximum in rear and side yards and 3 feet in the front yard for single-family zones, with taller limits (8 ft) for multi-residential and non-residential properties. Check your own municipality's zoning code (Cherry Hill, Gloucester Township, Pennsauken, Voorhees, Camden City, Haddonfield, Winslow) for the exact figures, since limits differ by town and by zoning district.
Enforced by the municipal zoning officer, not the county. Non-conforming fences must be lowered or removed; municipal zoning-ordinance penalties apply per each town's code.
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