Milwaukee County restricts no fence materials on private land. Bans on barbed wire, electric or razor-wire residential fences are set by each incorporated city or village zoning code.
The county has no material rules for fences. Any prohibition on barbed wire, electrified fencing, razor wire or similar materials in residential areas comes from your municipality. Many Wisconsin cities and villages bar such materials in residential districts while allowing certain approved fencing types. In the City of Milwaukee, residential fences are governed by zoning code section 295-505-4-f, and permitted materials and the ornamental-metal exception are defined there. Check your own city or village code for the specific list of allowed and prohibited fence materials.
Installing a prohibited material, such as barbed or electric fencing in a residential district, can bring a municipal violation notice and an order to remove it. Penalties are set by each city or village.
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