Campbell County, KY Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Section 154.171 targets Class 7 fencing, defined in § 154.166(G) as barbed wire or sharp-pointed fences, and requires that wherever such fencing is otherwise permitted, it must begin at least 60 inches above ground level; the county exempts the A-1 agricultural zone and the R-RE residential-estate zone from that height floor, recognizing working farm fencing in those areas. Outside those two exempt zones, barbed wire cannot simply top a four-foot chain link fence at ground level, it must be mounted higher, typically as an added strand above a taller fence base.

The classification section, § 154.166, groups fences into eight classes so the height and use rules elsewhere in the chapter can reference them precisely: masonry walls (Class 1), ornamental iron (Class 2), woven wire or chain link (Class 3), open wood or similar material over 50% open (Class 4), solid wood or similar under 50% open (Class 5), hedges (Class 6), barbed wire or sharp-pointed fencing (Class 7), and earthen or concrete flood-control walls (Class 8). Section 154.169(C) separately allows a combination of Class 3 chain link with three strands of barbed wire in most commercial and industrial zones, up to 96 inches, including on corner lots governed by the § 154.165 sight-triangle rule.

Residential recreational enclosures may also mix Class 3 and Class 7 fencing up to 96 inches under § 154.168(C)(2)(a). A fence permit is required before any Class 7 fencing goes up, per § 154.172(B)'s cross-reference to §§ 154.276 and 154.277.