Lake County's LDR sets no general residential fence material restriction. Material only affects permitting: masonry/concrete residential fences over four feet need a permit, while non-masonry fences over six feet need one. Barbed wire is restricted to commercial and industrial districts.
The county does not ban common residential fence materials — wood, vinyl, chain-link, and non-masonry metal are all allowed. What material controls is the permit threshold under Sec. 6-22: masonry or concrete residential fences are exempt only to four feet, while wood, vinyl, chain-link, or non-masonry metal fences are exempt to six feet. The LDR references barbed wire and anti-climbing devices only for commercial and industrial zoning districts (e.g., around communications towers), implying they are not intended for residential yards. No county rule addresses fence color or opacity. Cities and HOAs may add material rules.
Using a permit-triggering material without a permit, or barbed/razor wire outside allowed districts, is a code violation subject to correction orders and code-enforcement fines.
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