Wellington, FL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Section 6.4.1.A.5.e of Wellington's Land Development Regulations bans barbed wire from any part of a fence, wall, or hedge village-wide, with only two narrow outs: written approval from the Wellington Engineering Department for a security use, or a specific requirement of federal or state law. Section 6.4.1.A.5.f then sets the standard for the village's most common fence material. Chain link or wire fencing located outside the Equestrian Preserve Area must be vinyl coated and paired with a hedge planted along it. Inside the Equestrian Preserve Area, chain link or wire fencing may instead be vinyl coated or galvanized, but must also meet the separate fence standards written into the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District section of the LDR.

Wellington carves out one hedge exception for chain link along water: a chain link fence directly adjacent to a lake, canal, or other water body does not need a hedge on that side, as long as the water-adjacent portion of the property line runs more than 60 percent of the lot's total linear property line. The same subsection bans privacy slats woven into chain link fencing outright, though Section 6.4.1.A.5.g allows a temporary black, green, or brown mesh privacy screen on a chain link or aluminum rail fence while a required hedge grows in, which must come down within 30 days once the hedge reaches the fence's height.