Prince George's County, MD Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

The county's fence and wall standards sit in Subtitle 27, the Zoning Ordinance, at Sec. 27-6600 through 27-6604. Sec. 27-6602, General Standards, requires fences and walls to sit outside the public right-of-way, though they may run along a shared property line or inside any required yard; fences inside a utility easement need written authorization from the easement holder or the County, which takes no responsibility for damage caused when a fence must come down for utility access. Fences may go inside required landscaping areas only under an approved landscaping plan. Subsection (d), Avoidance of Traffic Hazards, is the corner rule: no fence or wall may stand inside the triangle formed by two intersecting street lines and the points 25 feet from that intersection, and the Department can also block a fence anywhere it finds a traffic hazard.

Table 27-6603(a) sets the height ceiling by location, and the same numbers apply across every base zone group, Residential and Rural and Agricultural, Nonresidential, and Transit-Oriented/Activity Center alike: 4 feet within a required front yard, a build-to zone, or a corner-lot side yard in front of the principal building; 6 feet in any other required yard, in a corner side yard behind the front building plane, or along the shared lot lines of a multi-building development such as an apartment or office park. A note to the table raises the front-yard cap to 8 feet when a use-specific or special exception standard calls for that height, or for a community garden or urban agriculture fence, unless the taller fence would block a driver's line of sight under Sec. 27-6602(d). Height is measured from the fence's highest point, excluding support posts, down to the lowest adjoining grade, excluding any retaining wall beneath it; posts may rise no more than 18 inches above the fence top, and required safety railings do not count. A landowner needing a taller fence for security can apply for a security exemption plan under Sec. 27-6610, decided by the Board of Appeals or, where delegated, the municipality.