Boynton Beach permits wood, vinyl, aluminum, composite, and masonry fences. Chain link allowed in rear and side yards but not along street frontage. Barbed wire prohibited in residential zones.
Approved materials include pressure-treated wood, PVC/vinyl, aluminum ornamental, composite, concrete block with stucco, and coral rock. Chain link is prohibited in front yards of single-family residential lots and must be black or green vinyl-coated elsewhere. All materials must carry Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA for wind load (Palm Beach County is adjacent to HVHZ). Hurricane-rated aluminum with frangible panels is increasingly required near the coast. Privacy fences must face the finished side outward.
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