Milton, WI Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 40(5)(a) of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance sets an approved-materials list for fences: naturally resistant or treated wood, brick or masonry, natural stone, wrought iron, vinyl, galvanized or coated chain link, and metal cable within a solid frame, or any comparable material the zoning administrator approves. The same subsection bars rope, string, wire products, netting, cut or broken glass, paper, metal panels, corrugated metal panels, galvanized sheet metal, plywood, pallets, and fiberglass or plastic panels outright. A further rule bans permanent chicken wire and snow fences citywide, and restricts wire mesh or non-coated chain link in front yards of the SR-7, SR-10, MH-7, TF-8, TF-10, MR-10, and MR-20 residential districts unless the fence serves a park, school, airport, or other institutional use.

Barbed wire or similar security fencing is permitted only on top of security fencing, only where it sits at least six feet above the ground, and only in the HI, IOS, IOC, EX, and AR districts, where it must also meet the setback that applies to the principal structure. Coated chain link must use a minimum nine-gauge wire with a top rail and cannot sit in a front or street yard or extend toward the street past the front of the building.