Fences and walls in Maywood: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Maywood Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Maywood's code says

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Front yard height	At most 48 inches tall. Applies: For chain link and other allowed fences not listed separately, in any required front yard in a residential zone. § 8-4.04 · code text Chain link fences, and other types of permitted fences not specifically enumerated herein shall not exceed a height limit of forty-eight (48″) inches At most 48 inches tall. Applies: For wrought iron fences with no brick or other pilasters, in any required front yard in a residential zone. § 8-4.04 · code text Fences made of wrought iron only, with no brick or other pilasters, shall not exceed a height limit of forty-eight (48″) inches Pilasters can be at most 48 inches tall. Applies: For fences with brick, stone or other approved pilasters, in any required front yard in a residential zone. § 8-4.04 · code text the pilasters are no higher than forty-eight (48″) inches The wrought iron part can be at most 66 inches tall. Applies: For fences with brick, stone or other approved pilasters, in any required front yard in a residential zone. § 8-4.04 · code text the wrought iron does not exceed a height limit of sixty-six (66″) inches
Side and rear yard height	Fences and walls can be at most 8 feet tall. Applies: Required side or rear yards of interior lots, or interior side yards of corner or reversed corner lots. Solid residential side-yard fences: 6 feet. § 8-4.03 · code text Fences and walls erected within required side or rear yards of an interior lot or parcel of land, or the side yard along the interior side lot line of a corner or reversed corner lot or parcel of land shall not exceed a height limit of eight (8′) feet Solid fences and walls can be at most 6 feet tall. Applies: In residential side yards. § 8-4.03 · code text In residential side yards, solid fences and walls shall not exceed a height limit of six (6′) feet. Fences and walls can be at most 6 feet tall. Applies: In a required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot. § 8-4.03 · code text Fences and walls erected within a required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot or parcel of land shall not exceed a height limit of six (6′) feet.
Permit	Yes. A plot plan must be approved by the Building and Planning Department before building the fence. Applies: For any fence in a residential zone. § 8-4.04 · code text No fence shall be constructed in any residential zone until the property owner or his or her designee has first submitted to, and received approval from, the Building and Planning Department of a plot plan showing the design, height, spacing and placement of the proposed fence.

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How tall can a fence be in Maywood?

City rule: in required residential front yards, fences are limited to 48 inches, or 66 inches for wrought iron between approved pilasters. City rule: fences in interior-lot side and rear yards are limited to 8 ft, but solid fences in residential side yards to 6 ft.

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