Collierville, TN Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

The Town of Collierville limits fence materials in two steps. Section 151.006(C)(5) lists what fences and walls must be built of: brick, ornamental iron or aluminum, vinyl, or rot resistant wood (pressure treated lumber, redwood, cypress and cedar). Exceptions follow. Wooden boards in a nonresidential development must be naturally rot resistant wood (redwood, cypress and cedar), and the same applies to boards in perimeter fences required in Planned Developments, common open space fences, reversed frontage fences, and fences abutting an arterial or collector street in subdivisions developed after January 1, 2016. The Design Review Commission or the Historic District Commission can approve alternative materials on a case-by-case basis. Formed concrete walls or concrete wall panels are allowed only within side or rear yards, corner-lot front yard encroachments, common open space, or along the rear property line of reverse and double-frontage lots, and plastic and composite materials are also listed.

Paragraph (C)(6) is the ban. Chain link and vinyl coated chain link, cinder block or concrete block, and barbed wire are specifically prohibited. Wire mesh, single wire and electrified fencing are also prohibited, except in relation to agricultural uses or when wire mesh is used in combination with wooden fences. Chain link has carve-outs that the Development Director or a designee, or the Design Review Commission, can authorize: legally approved animal boarding or health care facilities, side and rear yards of RI and GI Districts when abutting similar zoned properties, municipal and governmental facilities, and sports facilities. None of those listed carve-outs names a residential yard.