Kootenai County's Land Use and Development Code does not cap residential fence height in the zoning tables, but any fence eight feet or taller must meet setbacks and, under Title 7, obtain a building permit. Screening/buffer fences are capped at eight feet.
In unincorporated Kootenai County, fences under eight feet are expressly exempt from the zoning setback requirements (LUDC 8.4.1106.C.1), so short residential fences can sit on the property line. A fence eight feet or taller must comply with the applicable setback and building-permit rules. In commercial/industrial landscaping and screening contexts, LUDC 8.4.605.D limits fencing to a maximum of eight feet in height. On corner lots, no fence may impede vision within the 50-foot sight triangle (8.4.1403). Incorporated cities (Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden) set their own fence-height rules.
Land Use Code violations are misdemeanors (LUDC 8.8.603.A); civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation per day, capped at $10,000, plus abatement.
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