Madison County zones its unincorporated area, so the county zoning resolution—not a blank slate—governs fences outside city limits. No Alabama statute caps residential fence height; corner-lot visibility triangles and that resolution set the limits.
Unlike coastal Alabama counties that cannot zone, Madison County administers a zoning resolution over its unincorporated land through the Public Works zoning office, covering communities like Hazel Green, Meridianville, and Harvest. That resolution governs where fences sit and enforces corner-lot sight triangles so a fence near an intersection cannot block driver visibility. Alabama sets no statewide residential fence-height cap, so the binding numbers come from the county resolution and, inside Huntsville, Madison, Gurley, and New Hope, each city's own zoning. Recorded HOA covenants across the Huntsville metro add their own caps and bind every lot by contract.
A fence that breaks the county zoning resolution or blocks a corner sight triangle draws a county zoning correction order. Inside a city, exceeding municipal height brings code enforcement. HOA breaches are settled in civil court.
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