Vestavia Hills, AL Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

3(5) of the Zoning Ordinance sets a flat eight-foot height ceiling on residential fences, measured from the ground, and that cap applies regardless of what the fence is made of, chain link, wood, vinyl, composite or masonry alike. 3, and the application has to include drawings showing the proposed fencing's location, height and materials so the Planning and Zoning Commission can evaluate it. 1 addresses visibility rather than height directly: no fence or wall is permitted between the building line and the front lot line, and no fence anywhere in the city can sit inside the clear sight triangle the City Engineer establishes under the City's Public Works and Engineering Standards, which keeps hedges, walls and fences from blocking a driver's view at intersections and driveway aprons.

Two narrow exceptions let a homeowner put something within that no-fence strip near the street: an open, ornamental fence finished on both sides that excludes chain link or privacy wood, or, for security purposes on a recorded lot of at least one acre with the house set back at least one hundred feet, a stone, masonry or metal security fence and gate meeting a detailed list of siting, Fire Marshal and Knox-switch requirements.