Ottawa County has no fence-material rule; townships and cities do. Georgetown Township bars barbed wire and electrification on residential fences (LDR, MDR, LMR, MHP). Holland also prohibits razor, concertina and electrified wire and chain-link slats.
Fence-material rules are set by your local unit, since the county does not zone (MCL 125.3201). Georgetown Township prohibits barbed wire and electrification on fences in its LDR, MDR, LMR and MHP residential districts, with a narrow security-fence exception for non-residential and public-utility uses (which may add a barbed arm to 7 feet total). The City of Holland separately bans slats in chain-link, plus barbed, razor, concertina, electrified or similar wire, fabric, tarp, and materials not traditionally used for fencing. Check your township or city for the exact prohibited list.
Installing prohibited materials is a zoning violation. Georgetown enforces via civil infraction ($100–$500 first offense) and may order the fence corrected or removed (§30.3).
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