LaPorte County, IN Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

42(A) makes it unlawful, except as the section otherwise allows, to construct or maintain a fence separating properties higher than six feet, six inches measured from the natural grade, and it applies that same limit to open or woven wire and chain-link fencing put up by a park board, recreation commission, church, school, or other institutional or business owner in the county. All panel fencing must be installed with its good or decorative side facing outward. 42(B) bars any fence from encroaching on a public easement or right-of-way, and separately prohibits any fence from obstructing the sight lines drivers need to see traffic while entering or leaving a property.

42(C) lets anyone petition the county Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance above the six-foot-six-inch limit, using the same procedure the BZA uses for every other variance petition it hears. 06(B) gives the aggrieved party 15 days to appeal that specific decision to the County Board of Commissioners, distinct from the variance process before the BZA.