Kent County sets no fence-height rule. In Michigan, fence height is regulated by each city, village, or zoned township under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Grand Rapids, for example, generally caps residential fences at 6 feet with lower limits in front yards.
Kent County does not zone land. Under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3201), the power to limit the height of structures belongs to local units of government, and virtually all Kent County land sits inside a city, village, or zoned township. Check your own municipality's zoning ordinance for the number. In the City of Grand Rapids, the zoning ordinance (§5.2.11) generally allows fences up to 6 feet in side and rear yards with reduced heights in front yards. Kentwood, Wyoming, Walker, and each township set their own figures, so confirm before you build.
Enforcement is by the city or township zoning administrator, not the county. Typical remedies are a stop-work order, a municipal civil infraction, and required removal or lowering of an over-height fence.
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