Middlesex County does not set fence heights. Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law, every parcel sits inside a municipality that adopts its own zoning ordinance, so fence height limits come from your town, not the county.
New Jersey delegates all land-use zoning to municipalities through the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.). Middlesex County has no zoning ordinance governing private residential fences; height caps are set town by town. For example, Edison Township's zoning code (Chapter 37) provides that no fence shall exceed six feet in height, and no fence over four feet is permitted in a residential front-yard area where it would restrict visibility. New Brunswick, Woodbridge, Piscataway, and other Middlesex towns each set their own limits, so check your municipal clerk or zoning office before installing.
Enforcement is municipal. A fence exceeding your town's limit can trigger a zoning violation notice, a stop-work order, or a demand to lower or remove it; fines vary by ordinance.
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