Rutherford County bars fences topped with barbed or razor wire (except agricultural/non-residential), electrified fences (except livestock), flammable materials, solid plywood or scrap lumber, and plain concrete or cinderblock unless finished with masonry.
Section 1101 B.4 of the Rutherford County Zoning Ordinance prohibits several fence types. Barbed wire, razor wire, and concertina-form fencing are banned except in conjunction with an agricultural use, on non-residentially zoned property, or serving a public safety institution. Electrified fences are prohibited except to enclose livestock for agricultural use. Also banned: readily flammable materials such as paper, cloth, or canvas (except temporary silt fencing required by law); fences of solid plywood, scrap lumber, or similar non-customary materials; and fences of common concrete or cinderblock unless finished with a masonry material. Fences may not sit on any public right-of-way except those erected by a government agency.
Installing a prohibited fence material is a zoning violation subject to correction or removal orders from Rutherford County Planning & Engineering and Building and Codes.
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