Hollywood, FL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

7 governs fences and walls citywide. Item b states plainly that barbed wire or similar materials are prohibited in all districts except in Industrial and Manufacturing, and that the height of the barbed wire is included in the maximum height allowed, meaning it cannot be added as an extra strand above a fence or wall that is already at the district's maximum height even where barbed wire itself is permitted. That leaves the material lawful only in the city's IM-1 through IM-4 Industrial and Manufacturing districts, and off-limits everywhere else, including every single-family, multifamily and commercial district in Hollywood.

The same subsection also sets general wood fence construction rules: posts, rails and support systems must face the inside of the property, exposed exterior faces need a finished surface, and a fence visible from a street on both sides must be finished on both sides. 12 of the City Code of Ordinances, which sets maximum heights by district and yard; barbed wire height is added on top of whatever that base limit allows in the Industrial and Manufacturing districts where it is not prohibited outright.

Ornamental fixtures and lamps mounted on walls or fences are treated separately and are allowed citywide if they do not add more than two feet to the required height and are spaced at least eight feet apart on center. A property owner who replaces a residential fence with wire topped by barbs, or adds barbed strands to an existing chain-link fence, is out of compliance the moment the material goes up in a residential or commercial district.