Harford County zoning caps residential front-yard fences at 4 feet, allowing 6 feet on corner and double-frontage lots or where a fence is integral to the project design. Rear and side yards commonly reach 6 feet. Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Havre de Grace set their own municipal limits.
Harford County is a charter home-rule county that zones its unincorporated areas, including Fallston, Jarrettsville, Forest Hill, and Joppatowne, directly through its Zoning Code. Fences and walls in a required front yard may not exceed 4 feet above ground, though corner and double-frontage lots and fences integral to a project's design may reach 6 feet. Rear and side-yard fences typically run to 6 feet. Corner-lot sight-distance triangles keep fences low near intersections. The incorporated cities and town, Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, and Bel Air, administer their own fence heights within their boundaries.
A fence exceeding the zoning height draws a violation notice from Harford County zoning enforcement, which can order it lowered or removed, with daily fines for continued noncompliance.
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