In county-zoned townships, barbed wire and electric fences are prohibited around residential lots; residential fences must use approved material kept in good repair. Barbed/electric fencing is allowed only around active agricultural uses.
The Butler County Rural Zoning Resolution restricts residential fence materials. Section 24.733 requires residential-lot fences to be of approved material and prohibits barbed wire, electrical, or similar-type fences in residential areas. Such fences are permitted in an A (Agricultural) District only when they surround an active agricultural use, and are prohibited around the farm dwelling and yard area. Subdivision entrance features (24.7361) must be wood, stone, brick, metal or synthetic and maintained in good repair. Cities and self-zoning townships apply their own material rules.
Prohibited-material fences are zoning violations: misdemeanor under 25.51, up to $500 per day, each day a separate offense.
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