Mobile, AL Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

(a)No fence or wall that obstructs sight shall be erected or altered in any required front yard to exceed a height of three (3) feet.(b)Except as specified in the design review guidelines for Mobile's historic districts for sites in historic districts, any fence or wall beyond the required front yard may not exceed a height of eight (8) feet.(c)On a corner building site having to its rear a building site facing toward the intersecting or side street, no fence or wall that obstructs sight shall be erected or altered in the required side yard to exceed a height of three (3) feet.2.Design.(a)Electrified fences or fences composed of barbed wire or other dangerous materials may be permitted only in R-A, CW, B-3, B-5, I-1, I-2, ML and MH districts upon approval of the director. Applications for fences composed of electrified fences, barbed wire or other dangerous materials, will not be approved in any other district, unless a variance is approved by the board of zoning adjustment. (Ord. No. 64-017-2022, 7-12-22)

Cross reference— Fences, barricades and similar structures, ch. 21.