Clark County, IN Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Privacy fence max height
- 8 feet (§ 156.05 definition)
- Residential roadway setback
- 25 ft, or front of residence if farther
- B2 screening fence minimum
- 6 feet (§ 156.26(B))
- B2 display screening minimum
- 2 feet
- Sight-line rule
- no fence may obstruct driver sight lines
Summary
A privacy fence in unincorporated Clark County is capped at eight feet under the code's definition, cannot block a driver's sight lines, and in residential zones cannot stand closer than 25 feet to a public roadway or the front of the residence, whichever is farther.
A privacy fence may not be erected in any location or in any way as to obstruct the safe sight lines of a person operating a vehicle upon a public roadway. Regardless of road sight lines, privacy fences may not be erected in a residential zone any closer to a public roadway than 25 feet or the front of the residence, whichever is farther from the roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2019 S-0: Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 31-2014, passed 12-18-2014).
Full Breakdown
05's definitions section fixes the height ceiling: "FENCE, PRIVACY. A fence of uniform construction which is no more than eight feet in height designed to obscure the area which it covers," and it must be built of wood, painted rustproof metal, vinyl or similarly durable, uniform, attractive material, and may not be kept in a condition detrimental to neighboring property values. 50(F): "A privacy fence may not be erected in any location or in any way as to obstruct the safe sight lines of a person operating a vehicle upon a public roadway.
26(B), for the B2 Community and Roadside Business district, requires outdoor storage to be "effectively screened by a solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height," with a reduced two-foot minimum for display screening such as automobile lots. 25(K), barring any "fence, wall, hedge, earth terraces, parking facilities or other structure or plant which would obstruct motor vehicle visibility" at a corner.
Violations & Fines
Erecting a privacy fence taller than eight feet, closer than 25 feet to a residential-zone roadway, or in a position that blocks a driver's sight line violates §§ 156.05 and 156.50(F) and can be ordered removed or relocated by the Plan Commission and Building Commissioner. Business-district screening fences below the required height for outdoor storage, or any fence obstructing an intersection sight triangle under § 156.25(K), are likewise subject to correction orders and the general penalty provisions of chapter 10 where chapter 156 sets no specific fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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