Irondequoit, NY Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Town of Irondequoit Code § 235-69 sets fence height by yard. Under subsection D, six-foot-high side and rear yard fencing is permitted from the front foundation line of the principal building to the rear lot line. The front foundation line is the part of the principal building nearest the side and front lot lines, measured from each side of the structure. Attached garages count in that measurement, while stoops, steps, porches and decks do not. Subsection E caps front yard fencing at four feet, requires open-type construction, and requires a three-foot setback from the front property line.

Height is measured from the top of the fence to the ground directly beneath it, and the fence must follow the natural contour of the land. Commercially manufactured decorative post caps are excluded from the measurement, but posts and caps cannot exceed 12 inches in height and width.

Special cases carry their own numbers. Corner lots can extend rear and side street yard fencing toward the street if a three-foot setback from the property line parallel to the street is kept. Both street-facing sides of a through lot count as front yards. Vacant lots without a primary structure are limited to four feet in the front yard and six feet in the side and rear yards. A fence on a deck must sit in the rear yard and stays within six feet, measured to the deck's walking surface. Nonresidential properties get four feet in the front yard and eight feet in the side and rear yards.

Properties with shoreline frontage on Irondequoit Bay or Lake Ontario are limited to four feet and must keep a minimum waterfront setback of 25 feet from the ordinary high-water mark. At every street intersection or entranceway, fencing must leave a clear triangle formed by the corner and points on the curb 30 feet from the intersection, and nothing inside it exceeds three feet.