Hackensack, NJ Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

3E lists the specific fences and fence materials that are barred outright in Hackensack: barbed wire, chicken wire, pointed iron slats or pickets, canvas, cloth, fiberglass, poultry netting, and electrically charged fences are all prohibited without exception. The section adds two conditional bans: temporary fences such as snow fences are prohibited except where necessary for active construction, and collapsible fences are likewise prohibited except during active construction. 3F for use in the district-specific height and setback tables. Because the prohibition sits in the general fence article rather than a residential-only subsection, it applies to fences erected around any property in the city, including commercial and industrial sites, not solely single-family and two-family lots.

A fence built from a banned material is treated the same as a fence that violates the height or setback standards: it is simply not in conformance with the section and cannot lawfully be erected or maintained.