Collierville, TN Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence height in the Town of Collierville is set by the table in § 151.006(C)(4). For the Residential row, the table prints 4 feet for a front yard and 6 feet for a side yard or rear yard, with footnote references attached. Note [2] caps front yard fence opacity at 75%, and note [3] sends front yard fences outside the Historic District to the Design Review Commission before a permit issues. Section 151.006(C)(7)(a) allows front yard fences outside the Historic District of not more than 48 inches subject to Design Review Commission approval, and (C)(7)(b) allows not more than 42 inches inside the Historic District with Historic District Commission approval; note [4] sets an outer limit of 4 feet there.

Corner lots get their own rule in (C)(9). Fences and walls exceeding 48 inches cannot go beyond the front face of the primary residential structure or the front yard setback line, whichever is farther from the property line, on the street side the house faces. On the other street side of a lot of 9,000 square feet or greater, an opaque fence or wall not exceeding six feet can extend no more than ten feet into the required front yard setback, and nothing over 48 inches can sit closer than 20 feet from the back edge of the curb. For lots under 9,000 square feet, the minimum is ten feet from the back edge of the curb.

Visibility is separate. Section 151.006(B) bars anything erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow that impedes vision between a height of two and one-half and ten feet on a corner lot in any district except CB, across the area formed by the centerline of streets at a distance of 100 feet from their intersections. Height itself is measured under (C)(3): the body of the fence plus up to six inches above finished grade, with masonry columns and fence posts allowed a maximum of 12 inches above the body.