In unincorporated Lake County's residential zoning districts, barbed wire, razor and concertina wire, electric fences, and similar hazardous materials are prohibited. Business and industrial districts may add limited barbed wire above 8 feet.
The Lake County UDO bars dangerous fencing in residential areas: barbed wire, razor concertina, concertina wire, electric fences, and similar hazardous materials are prohibited in residential zoning districts. By contrast, business and industrial districts may include up to 3 strands of barb wire spaced no more than 6 inches apart above the 8-foot height limit. Farm fences are permitted in the A-1 district and along farm property lines but may not sit within road rights-of-way. These restrictions govern unincorporated land; municipalities within Lake County set their own material rules.
Installing prohibited hazardous fencing in a residential district is a nuisance per se subject to removal and citation penalties up to $2,500 (first) and $7,500 (subsequent) under IC 36-1-3-8.
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