Taylor, TX Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

1 lists the fence materials Taylor allows: wood, stone, rock, concrete block, masonry brick, brick, decorative wrought iron, chain link, welded wire, or other similar material. The same subsection bans plywood, paper, plastic, fiberglass panels, chicken wire, fabric, or sheet, roll or corrugated metals outright, and it requires that the finished "face" side of a fence, opposite its structural supports, point toward every public street and public parkland the lot touches. Front-yard fences must be at least 50 percent see-through, such as wrought iron or picket styles, so sightlines stay open along the street.

Barbed wire gets its own carve-out: for residential uses, barbed wire fencing is not allowed on lots of less than two (2) acres, meaning it stays an option only on larger rural-scale residential parcels. Apartment complexes face a further rule limiting front and side setbacks that abut a local or collector street to wrought iron or similar material, while wood fencing is allowed in setbacks that abut another private property instead. 4 caps fence height by lot layer at four feet in the first layer, six feet in the second, and eight feet in the third (rear) layer. The Code was adopted by Ordinance 2024-41 and revised September 12, 2024.