Scranton, PA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

A governs fences in Residential Districts: a front-yard fence panel cannot exceed four feet, a side or rear-yard panel can reach six feet, but drops back to four feet where the yard abuts an alley. The fence's bottom cannot sit more than four inches above grade, posts cannot rise more than eight inches above the panel top, and stockade fencing is barred from front yards entirely. B covers every other zoning district: fences there can reach ten feet, except where the lot borders a Residential District or an alley, where the six-foot cap applies instead.

Both subsections require compliant materials (wood, chain link, stone, concrete block, masonry, brick or decorative wrought iron) and ban improvised fencing such as plywood, particle board, tarps or razor wire. D bars anything taller than three feet, fences included, from standing inside the clear sight triangle at a street intersection or where a driveway meets a public street, so a legal six-foot side-yard fence still has to stop short of that triangle. The Zoning Hearing Board can grant a special exception for a taller fence where topography or a special need justifies it and neighboring lots are not harmed.