Flint Code Sec. 17-4 caps fences in A, B, and C residential zoning at 6 feet behind the 50-foot front setback line and 5 feet (max 50% solid) within the front yard. Commercial D zoning allows up to 7 feet 6 inches; industrial E and F zoning has no height limit and permits barbed wire.
Fence heights in Flint are governed by Code of Ordinances Sec. 17-4 (Restrictions on Fence Construction Generally) and Chapter 50 zoning Sec. 50-63 (Fences and Walls). On residentially A, B, or C zoned lots, fences set back fifty feet or more from the front property line (or behind the side street building line on corner lots) cannot exceed six feet. Closer to the front, fences are capped at five feet with no more than fifty percent solid construction per any five-foot by five-foot section. A six-foot fence may sit as close as twenty-five feet from the front line if adjoining houses are at least eight feet off the line. Commercial D zoning caps fences at seven feet six inches, with barbed wire allowed in the top one foot at six feet six inches or higher. Industrial E and F zoning has no height cap and allows barbed wire.
A fence exceeding the Sec. 17-4 caps, or one over five feet that is more than 50% solid within the front yard area, violates the city code. The Department of Building and Safety Inspection can order the fence shortened, modified, or removed and issue municipal civil infractions.
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