Horace, ND Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence regulations in Horace are set out in the City of Horace Title IV Land Use Code, Effective April 10, 2024, Section 4-5.3.B (Fences, Hedges, and Walls), subsection 2. Fences must be constructed of weather-tolerant wood, cementitious concrete, metal, plastic, or similar materials [Section 4-5.3.B.2.a]. In residential districts, fences may be erected directly on the property line unless the line falls within a recorded easement [4-5.3.B.2.b]. In all districts, fences and hedges in a front yard or street side yard cannot exceed three (3) feet in height and must be no more than twenty-five percent (25%) opaque or obscuring [4-5.3.B.2.c]. In the AG, SR-1, SR-2, and SR-3 districts, fencing that is no more than 25% opaque is permitted in the front and street side yards for agricultural use up to four (4) feet tall [4-5.3.B.2.d]. Opaque fencing in front yards is allowed only in I-1 and I-2 industrial districts and only with approval of the approving body [4-5.3.B.2.e]. For interior side and rear yards in residential districts, the maximum height is six (6) feet so long as the vision triangle near a street intersection is preserved [4-5.3.B.2.f]. In commercial and industrial districts the maximum height is eight (8) feet, and fences may be installed on the property line [4-5.3.B.2.g]. Sight-distance must comply with AASHTO standards and the city's clear-vision rules [4-5.3.B.2.h]. Fences visible from residential districts, public roads, and parks must be decorative [4-5.3.B.2.i]. The finished side of any fence must face outward toward the adjoining property [4-5.3.B.2.l]. Section 4-5.3.D (Corner Clearance) prohibits any fence, wall, shrub, sign, or other obstruction taller than thirty (30) inches above top of curb within the corner-clearance triangle. Section 4-5.3.B.2.n adds that on corner lots, privacy fences in the street side yard may rise to six (6) feet if built at least six (6) inches from the edge of the public sidewalk; where any driveway meets the sidewalk a clear-vision triangle is formed by measuring 15 feet along the outer edges of both the sidewalk and the driveway from their point of intersection, and within that triangle no obstruction taller than 30 inches above grade is allowed. Permits are administered by the Horace Building Permits and Inspections Department [4-5.3.B.2.k]. State law NDCC Chapter 47-26 governs partition-fence cost sharing between adjoining landowners but does not set a height ceiling.