Pembroke Pines, FL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Barbed wire
- Banned on residential land citywide
- Residential exception zones
- R-E and A districts only
- Nonresidential ban
- Community facility, recreation, commercial
- Industrial exception
- Allowed only via development review
- R-MH front-yard fence material
- Decorative aluminum or wood only
- Wire-type fencing
- Chicken wire barred in R-MH front setback
Summary
Pembroke Pines bans barbed wire and barbed-wire-topped fencing on residential property citywide, except in the low-density R-E and A zoning districts. The same ban covers community facility, recreation, and commercial zoned land; only industrial-zoned parcels can add barbed wire, and only after clearing the city's development review process, per § 155.655(C)(1)(h) and (C)(2)(e)-(f).
(h) No barbed wire or barbed wire-topped fences may be erected, placed, or maintained on any residentially zoned or residentially used property, other than R-E or A zoning districts. ... (2) Nonresidential. ... (e) No barbed wire or barbed wire-topped fences may be erected, placed, or maintained on any community facility, recreation, or commercial zoning districts. (f) Barbed wire or barbed wire-topped fences may be permitted in the industrial zoned districts through the development review process.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
655(C)(1)(h) bans barbed wire or barbed-wire-topped fences on any residentially zoned or residentially used property, carving out only the R-E and A zoning districts as exceptions. 655(C)(2)(e): community facility, recreation, and commercial zoning districts cannot use barbed wire fencing either. 655(C)(2)(f) requires the fence to clear the city's development review process before barbed wire goes up. 655(C)(1)(d)(2), and that same subsection bars chicken wire or any wire-type fence from being used there. 655's general material rules.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 155 does not set a separate fine for using a banned fence material, so the citywide general penalty in § 10.99 applies: up to a $500 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day the noncompliant fence remains standing counted as a separate offense. The Planning and Economic Development Department can also halt construction that uses a prohibited material before it is completed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put up a barbed wire fence around my Pembroke Pines house?
What about a business or shopping center?
Can I use chicken wire for a front yard fence?
Sources & Official References
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