Ohio sets no statewide residential fence-height cap, so each Licking County community fixes it by zoning. In the City of Newark, fences run up to 4 feet in a front yard and 6 feet in side and rear yards, with an 8-foot allowance in some cases.
In central Ohio the height of a residential fence is a municipal or township zoning question, not a state one. The City of Newark, the county seat, limits a fence in a required front yard to about 4 feet and allows 6 feet in side and rear yards, with taller fences possible in limited cases. Heath, Pataskala, and the village of Granville each set their own numbers, commonly 4 feet in front and 6 feet in back. Corner lots must keep fences low inside the sight-triangle so drivers can see. Out in Licking County's townships and farm country, unincorporated parcels answer to local township zoning, and agricultural fencing is treated differently from a suburban privacy fence.
A fence taller than the zoning limit draws a violation notice from the city or township zoning office, which can order it lowered or removed. Daily fines may accrue if it is not corrected within the notice period.
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