Jonesboro, AR Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 117-329(6) lists Jonesboro's prohibited fence types. Barbed wire and electrified fencing cannot be used on any lot under two acres in area, which covers the overwhelming majority of residential lots citywide; the exemption only opens up on larger tracts of two acres or more. The same subsection bars fencing inside any street right-of-way outright, citywide, regardless of lot size, and puts the burden on the property owner to know the exact location of the right-of-way line. Fencing also cannot obstruct the passage or storage of floodwater, surface runoff, or stormwater along lot lines, a standard cross-referenced to the stormwater management rules in Sec.

112-129 of Chapter 112. Materials are separately regulated under Sec. 117-329(3): in every residential zoning district, a fence's horizontal and vertical support posts must be installed inside the fenced area, or otherwise hidden from anyone standing outside the fence, so the finished side faces neighboring property and the street. That post-orientation rule drops away where the fence abuts a nonresidential zoning district, sits on a lot abutting an interstate highway, or where the adjoining property owner gives written permission for a plan that puts the posts on the outside.

Any exposed steel used in the fence, other than galvanized metal, must carry a color finish coat and be maintained against rust and corrosion under the same subsection.