Lincoln Municipal Code lets a fence over 76 inches stand in a residential side or rear yard only if it stays at least four feet from any main structure on an abutting lot. County acreages also keep accessory structures back from the shared line.
LMC 27.72.140 permits taller (up to 102-inch) residential fences in side and rear yards but adds a neighbor-protection rule: no fence over 76 inches may sit within four feet of a main structure on the adjoining lot, protecting light and access. The code does not require neighbor consent for a boundary fence, and Nebraska has no statewide partition-fence cost-sharing mandate for urban lots. On unincorporated county acreages, the Lancaster County Zoning Resolution keeps accessory buildings at least two feet from the side or rear lot line.
A taller fence placed too close to a neighbor's main structure violates 27.72.140 and can be ordered lowered or moved; boundary disputes are otherwise a civil matter.
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