Georgetown, KY Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence height in Georgetown is set by § 8-213, Regulation; residential, in chapter 8, article IX. Subsection (a) opens with the overall cap: no property owner shall construct or allow to be constructed, on property zoned for residential use, a fence in excess of six feet in height. The section is written for residential zoning, so it does not set height limits for fences in other zoning districts.

The second sentence governs the front of the lot. No such fence constructed will extend past the front portion of any residence on any such lot which exceeds four feet in height and which interferes substantially with visibility and the passage of air and light. The code ties the front-yard limit to two tests at once: a height above four feet and a substantial interference with visibility and the passage of air and light. A fence forward of the front of the house is therefore measured against the four-foot figure, not the six-foot figure that applies elsewhere on the lot.

Corner lots get a specific rule. For purposes of the section, a house on a corner lot is construed as having but one front portion, which is that side of the house facing the road upon which it is addressed. The other street side is therefore not treated as a second front for the four-foot limit.

Subsection (b) is a separate boundary rule: no fence shall extend into the public right-of-way or a public easement, whatever its height.

Corner visibility is also addressed outside the fence section. Section 26-2(9) declares a nuisance the growing and maintenance of shrubbery in excess of three feet in height within the radius of 20 feet from the point where the curbline of any street intersects the curbline of another street. That rule names shrubbery, not fences.

Section 8-213 prints no penalty of its own. The Code's general penalty clause in § 1-13(a) applies where no specific penalty is provided.