Fence height rules are set by each Dutchess municipality, not the county. Typical limits: 4 feet front yard, 6 feet side and rear yard in residential zones; 8 feet in commercial/industrial zones. Agricultural zones often unrestricted.
City of Poughkeepsie Zoning 19-5.6 caps front-yard fences at 4 ft and rear at 6 ft. Town of East Fishkill Zoning Article VI mirrors this. Rhinebeck and Red Hook cap all residential fences at 6 ft. Hyde Park permits 8 ft in rear yards. Variances go to the town Zoning Board of Appeals. Contact Dutchess County at (845) 486-2000 for enforcement.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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