In the City of Lorain, fences may not be built of barbed wire or razor wire, electrified, or topped with broken glass, spikes, or sharp materials. Barbed wire is allowed only in Industrial Districts, angled inward, above seven feet. This is city code, not a county rule.
City of Lorain Zoning Code Section 10.08(I) bars residential fences from barbed wire, razor wire, electrification, or being topped with broken glass, spikes, or other sharp-edged materials. Barbed wire is permitted only in Industrial Districts, installed at a 45-degree angle toward the inside of the fenced area and away from adjoining property, with the topmost strand no higher than eight feet and the lowest no lower than seven feet. These material limits are set by the City of Lorain, the county's largest municipality; other cities and townships in Lorain County adopt their own restrictions.
A prohibited barbed, razor, electrified, or spike-topped fence is a zoning violation subject to a minimum $500.00 penalty, with each day of continuance a separate offense.
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