Wyoming, MI Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Wyoming Zoning Ordinance Sec. ' That means new fences, full rebuilds, and material or height alterations to an existing fence all need sign-off before work starts, not just a permit filed for a brand-new installation. The same subsection sets an orientation rule tied to the approval: the finished, or good, side of the fence must face outward toward abutting lots and public rights-of-way, so the post-and-rail side faces the homeowner's own yard rather than the neighbor's or the street. Inspectors check the application against the rest of Sec.

90-312 at the same time, including the six-foot height cap in required yards, the 36-inch cap in front yards and the first ten feet of a secondary front yard on corner lots, and the ornamental, no-spikes material standard. Because approval is tied to 'compliance with the provisions of this chapter,' a plan that meets the height and material rules but omits the outward-facing finished side, or proposes a fence within a vision-clearance corner under Sec. 90-324, can still be rejected. 18 and was amended by Ordinance No. 12-00, Ordinance No. 16-11, and most recently Ordinance No. 9-25, effective July 7, 2025.