Georgetown, KY Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

The material rules for residential fences are in § 8-213(a), in chapter 8, article IX of the Georgetown Code. They apply to fences on property zoned for residential use and sit in the same subsection as the height limits.

The front-of-house rule is the most specific. To qualify under the section, a fence extended past the front of a house cannot be constructed with any fabric which covers in excess of 50 percent of its surface area. The code gives examples of acceptable fencing fabric: chain link fences without inserts and picket fences in which the pickets are no wider than the space between them. It adds that this list is for illustration only, so other designs are judged by the same 50 percent test. Chain link with privacy slats or inserts is excluded from the example list by the words "without inserts."

Stockade fences are forbidden. The sentence is flat and sits alongside the front-of-house fabric test in the printed text, and it is not limited by the text to a particular part of the lot.

Harmful materials are banned outright on residential property. Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be used in the construction of any fence on property zoned for residential use. Electrified fences are prohibited in residential zones, with one exception: the prohibition does not apply to in-ground pet fences utilizing low voltage wiring.

The same section also limits residential fences to six feet in height and bars any fence from extending into the public right-of-way or a public easement. Section 8-213 prints no penalty of its own, so the Code's general penalty in § 1-13(a) applies.