In unincorporated Manatee County, fences within a required front yard max out at 48 inches (4 feet); fences in all other yards may reach 8 feet, or 9 feet where a non-residential district abuts a residential one.
The Land Development Code sets fence heights by location. Front-yard fences are capped at 48 inches unless a listed exception applies. Fences, berms, or berm-fence combinations within any required yard may be a maximum of 8 feet, rising to 9 feet where non-residential districts abut residential. The Whitfield Residential Overlay caps fences at 6 feet and bars any front-yard fence. Certain districts (A, A-1, GC, HC, LM, HM, EX) and planned-development/subdivision perimeters may have 8-foot front-yard fences. RSF-1/2/3 and PDR lots with 100+ feet of frontage may use taller decorative front fences set back 5 feet with a landscape buffer.
Enforced by Manatee County Code Enforcement under FS Ch. 162; fines up to $250/day for a first violation and $500/day for repeat violations, accruing until compliance.
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