Stratford, CT Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 6.1.5 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations, adopted by the Zoning Commission and effective 1-1-2025, sets fence height by distance from the street and by district.

Front zone: for the first 25 feet from the street line on any street, a fence shall not exceed four feet in height. Because the limit runs from any street line, a corner lot carries it on both frontages.

Side and rear yards: no fence or wall can exceed six feet in height above the finished grade for rear and side yards. Where a rear or side lot line abuts an RS or RM District, Section 6.1.5(5) requires fencing to six feet above finished grade, again with a four foot cap in the first 25 feet from the front property line.

Commercial and airport districts: in MA, MB, MC and the Airport Development Districts, fences or walls in the first 25 feet from the street line shall not exceed six feet, and no fence or wall alongside and rear property lines shall be taller than eight feet. No fences or walls shall create a traffic or safety hazard in those zones.

Sloped lots: where there is significant slope or topographic change, no fence, wall, or combination thereof can exceed eight feet in total height measured from the abutting property's side of the fence.

Corner visibility: Section 6.10 separately bars any fence, sign, wall, hedge, grading, shrubbery or other obstruction to vision in excess of three feet above top of curb at street intersections, within the area formed by a line joining points on each front lot line 20 feet from the intersection of the street lines. A fence also needs a zoning permit before installation under Section 6.1.5(4).