Fayetteville, NC Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

4, Maximum Fence and Wall Height and Minimum Setback, sets a fence or wall serving a single-family, attached, or two-to-four-family dwelling at four feet in front and corner-side yards and six feet in interior side and rear yards, with a hard 30-inch cap anywhere a sight triangle applies; setback is zero for a fence 36 inches or under, and for taller fences the lesser of five feet or in line with the corner side of the dwelling. A fence or wall serving other individual development or a development perimeter follows the same 4-foot front/6-foot side-rear heights but must sit back ten feet from the front lot line; chain link fencing for other development follows the identical height and setback pattern.

e can rise to whatever height is necessary to screen the object, up to eight feet, subject to site plan review, and recreational fencing has no fixed cap and is approved through site plan review instead. Note 8 to the table lets development other than single-family increase a wrought-iron or similar open-style front fence to five feet, mirroring the single-family front-yard bonus. For single-family and two-to-four-family lots, front-yard fence materials are limited to wrought iron or similar open metal, picket or shadow-box styles that are at least 50 percent open, or solid wood/masonry construction with a minimum of three horizontal and two vertical structural elements (two of each if masonry); chain link or other wire fencing, with or without slats, is not allowed in the front yard. b, with an approved Security Plan able to authorize even taller fencing or barbed/concertina wire for sensitive sites.