High Point, NC Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Barbed/razor/concertina wire
- banned on residential fences
- Allowed uses
- correctional, livestock, some nonresidential
- Wire height rule
- 6+ feet above grade required
- Electric fences
- livestock or buried pet fences only
Summary
High Point bans barbed, razor, and concertina wire on ordinary residential fences, limiting it to correctional, livestock, and qualifying nonresidential uses, and restricts electric fencing to livestock and buried pet containment.
B.Restricted Materials 1.Barbed wire, razor wire, concertina wire, and similar materials may only be used in the following instances:(a)Fences for correctional institutions may use barbed, razor, and concertina wire.(b)Fences enclosing livestock may use barbed wire.(c)Fences for other nonresidential uses may use barbed wire, razor wire, and concertina wire provided...the wire portion of the fence shall be at least six feet above the grade. 2.Fences that carry an electrical current are allowed for the purposes of enclosing livestock.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Development Ordinance § 5.11.6.B confines barbed, razor, and concertina wire to fences at correctional institutions, fences enclosing livestock, and other nonresidential fences where the wire portion sits at least 6 feet above grade. Electrified fencing is otherwise limited to enclosing livestock, though buried low-voltage fences for keeping pets are allowed, and low-voltage (12-volt) electric fencing gets a narrow additional allowance in the Light and Heavy Industrial districts under § 5.11.6.B.3.
Violations & Fines
Installing barbed, razor, or concertina wire on a residential fence, or an electrified fence outside the allowed livestock/pet/industrial uses, violates § 5.11.6.B and can be ordered removed or brought into compliance under Chapter 9 enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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