Wisconsin

Washington County fence permit rules

Fence rules in Washington County are set by each city, village and town, not by the state. Pick your municipality for height limits, setbacks, fees, step-by-step filing instructions and the person to call.

Municipality	Permit?	Side/rear max	Front yard	Phone
City of Hartford	Yes	6 ft	4 ft decorative semi-open	262-673-8277
City of West Bend	Yes	6 ft	4 ft	262-335-5140
Village of Germantown	Yes	6 ft	4 ft	262-346-4460
Village of Jackson	Yes	6 ft	36 in.	262-677-9001
Village of Kewaskum	Yes	6.5 ft	3 ft	920-382-6202
Village of Newburg	Yes	6 ft	3.5 ft	262-675-2160
Village of Richfield	Ask	—	—	262-628-2260
Village of Slinger	Yes	6 ft	Not allowed	262-202-2173
Town of Addison	No	6 ft	Ornamental only	262-629-5420 option 3
Town of Barton	Yes	6 ft	3 ft decorative	262-629-1774
Town of Erin	Ask	6 ft	36 in.	—
Town of Farmington	Yes	6 ft	3 ft in the front or corner side yard	262-808-7276
Town of Germantown	Ask	—	—	—
Town of Hartford	Ask	6 ft	4 ft	262-689-7346
Town of Jackson	Yes	6 ft	Not addressed for residential fences; ask before building in the front yard	414-840-3416
Town of Kewaskum	Ask	—	—	262-626-2566
Town of Polk	Yes	See ordinance	See the Town zoning ordinance	262-677-2123
Town of Trenton	Near lot lines	6 ft	3 ft	262-675-6009
Town of Wayne	Yes	6 ft	Ornamental only	262-626-4818
Town of West Bend	Yes	6 ft	3 ft solid; 4 ft if under 50% opaque; 5 ft if under 20% opaque	262-629-1774

Not sure which municipality you're in? Your tax bill names it, or look up your address.