Temple, TX Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Barbed wire allowed districts
- AG, LI, HI only
- Electric fence residential use
- Not permitted
- Electric fence enclosure height
- 6 to 8 feet
- Utility barbed-wire clearance
- 6 feet off ground
- Fence permit
- Required for barbed wire
Summary
Temple's UDC confines barbed wire and electric fences to agricultural, light industrial, and heavy industrial zoning, keeping both out of residential yards.
Barbed wire fences and other structures composed or partially composed of barbed wire are allowed only in the AG, Agricultural, LI, Light Industrial and HI, Heavy Industrial zoning districts. A fence permit is required. Security fencing for utility facilities such as electrical substations and water and sewer pumping stations may be topped with barbed wire that is not closer than six feet to the ground.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Under the Unified Development Code, barbed wire fencing is allowed only in the AG, LI, and HI zoning districts, with a fence permit required; residential lots cannot use it except that utility security fencing may be topped with barbed wire kept at least six feet off the ground. Electric fences are limited to the Agricultural district (for containing animals) or nonresidential outdoor storage areas in Commercial, LI, and HI districts, and must meet UL 69 controller standards, warning-sign spacing, and a surrounding non-electric fence or wall six to eight feet tall. Chain link installed as manufactured is allowed residentially, but slats, tarps, plywood, corrugated panels, and landscape timbers are also barred permit-wide.
Violations & Fines
Fence permits are denied for barbed wire, electric fencing, or other prohibited materials proposed outside the allowed AG/LI/HI districts; building inspections can require removal or reconstruction with a compliant material.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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