FENCE RULES – TAYLOR (COUNTY), KENTUCKY
OVERVIEW
Residential fences are permitted on private property within Taylor County, subject to local regulations. This page applies to properties in the unincorporated areas of Taylor County; City of Campbellsville may regulate fences under its own ordinances.
Taylor County does not publish a consolidated county fence code, county zoning ordinance, county fence permit form, or county residential fence standards for unincorporated properties. The county materials identify Taylor County Fiscal Court and county offices, including the Road Department, while separate official state materials describe Taylor County zoning as limited or absent outside city-level planning contexts.
This page focuses on typical single-family residential fencing. If the jurisdiction’s adopted materials do not state a specific limit or requirement, this page notes that the code does not specify one.
Compiled From Taylor County official website and county office directory, Taylor County Fiscal Court materials, Kentucky’s Planning Units 2005 map, Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting order in Case No. 2020-00272, Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction building-code materials and Taylor County inspector sheet, 815 KAR 7:125, the 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, Kentucky Division of Water floodplain materials and Kentucky Local Floodplain Coordinators Contact List, Kentucky 811 state law materials, and City of Campbellsville Planning & Zoning materials for municipal scope context, as of June 2026.
GOVERNANCE
Taylor County Fiscal Court is the county governing authority for unincorporated Taylor County. The county website does not publish a county planning or zoning department, county building department, county residential fence permit form, or county zoning ordinance for unincorporated residential fence projects.
Official Kentucky planning and siting materials provide supporting context for limited planning and zoning organiztion. The state planning-unit map identifies Taylor County as a county where planning and zoning are not shown as countywide zoning, and a 2021 state siting order for a Taylor County project states that Taylor County had not enacted zoning ordinances or setback requirements for that project location.
The Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction identifies state and trade inspection contacts for Taylor County, including a State Building Inspector, local electrical inspectors, HVAC, plumbing, manufactured housing, elevator, and boiler inspection contacts. The state inspection sheet does not publish a county residential fence permit workflow.
PERMIT AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
• Building Permit Baseline: Under the Kentucky Residential Code building-permit baseline, fences not over 7 feet high are exempt from a building permit. Taylor County does not publish a stricter local residential fence permit threshold or an all-fences permit rule in the official source materials reviewed for this page. Fences over 7 feet fall outside that specific building-permit exemption, but Taylor County does not publish a separate taller-fence permit workflow in the official source materials reviewed for this page.
• County Fence Permit: Taylor County does not publish a county fence permit application, county residential fence checklist, county zoning permit requirement, or county approval process specifically for standard residential fences in unincorporated areas.
• County Zoning Approval: Taylor County does not publish county zoning districts, county residential fence height tables, county yard-based fence placement rules, or a county zoning approval requirement for unincorporated residential fences.
• Floodplain and Stream Work: The Kentucky Division of Water requires floodplain permitting for development in, along, or across a stream. State floodplain guidance identifies fences among activities that may qualify under Kentucky’s Floodplain Development General Permit when the permit conditions are met. The Kentucky Local Floodplain Coordinators Contact List identifies Bobby Sexton as the local floodplain coordinator for Taylor County.
• Municipal Limits: Properties inside City of Campbellsville are subject to the City of Campbellsville’s own planning, zoning, land-use, and subdivision materials. Those city rules are separate from this unincorporated Taylor County page.
FENCE PLACEMENT RULES
• County Yard Placement: Taylor County does not publish county front-yard, side-yard, rear-yard, or corner-lot placement standards for standard residential fences in unincorporated areas.
• Property Lines: Taylor County does not publish a county ordinance stating a setback requirement for standard residential fences from property lines; however, fences must be located entirely on the owner’s property and must not encroach into rights-of-way or easements.
• Road Department Context: The county directory identifies a Taylor County Road Department, but Taylor County does not publish a fence-specific county road right-of-way, driveway, gate, or encroachment rule for standard residential fences.
• Floodplain and Stream Locations: Fence work in, along, or across a stream, mapped floodplain, floodway, or other regulated flood hazard area may require Kentucky Division of Water floodplain review or coverage under a state general or individual permit.
• Utility Safety: Kentucky law requires notice through Kentucky 811 before excavation where Kentucky’s underground utility damage-prevention law applies. For fence projects that involve digging, including fence post holes, notice must be given not less than two full working days and not more than 10 full working days before excavation begins, unless a different future start date is allowed by law. Kentucky locate requests are valid for 21 calendar days from the initial request. Kentucky law also includes exemptions, including certain agricultural tilling and certain nonmechanized excavation on private property where no operator right-of-way or easement is encroached.
FENCE HEIGHT AND VISIBILITY RULES
• County Height Limits: Taylor County does not publish a county maximum height for standard residential fences in unincorporated areas.
• Kentucky Residential Code Threshold: The 7-foot figure in the Kentucky Residential Code is a building-permit exemption threshold for fences not over 7 feet high. It is not published by Taylor County as a local maximum fence height, and it should not be treated as a county zoning height limit.
• Visibility and Sight Distance: Taylor County does not publish county clear-vision, sight-triangle, driveway-visibility, alley-visibility, or corner-lot fence visibility standards for standard residential fences in unincorporated areas.
MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITS
• County Material Standards: Taylor County does not publish county residential fence material, opacity, finished-side, orientation, post-spacing, gate, or construction standards for standard residential fences in unincorporated areas.
• Barbed Wire, Electric Fence, and Security Fence: Taylor County does not publish county residential restrictions or permissions for barbed wire, electric fencing, razor wire, security fencing, chain link, masonry walls, hedges, or similar fence materials in the official county materials reviewed for this page.
• Pool-Barrier Context: The Kentucky Residential Code contains pool, spa, and hot-tub barrier provisions, but Taylor County does not publish a separate county pool-barrier fence permit or residential pool-fence checklist in the official county materials reviewed for this page.
PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS
Private restrictions operate separately from county and state rules. Subdivision covenants, deed restrictions, HOA rules, private easements, shared-boundary agreements, recorded division-fence agreements, agricultural arrangements, and private architectural-review covenants may be more restrictive than the public rules described here.
Taylor County does not publish county enforcement of private HOA covenants or private deed restrictions for standard residential fences.
REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT
Fence issues are typically reviewed during permit or approval review when required, and through complaint-based code enforcement. Examples include:
• Kentucky Residential Code Exemption: Whether the fence falls within the fences not over 7 feet high building-permit exemption.
• No Published County Fence Permit: Whether a project is relying on the absence of a published Taylor County county fence permit, rather than a city, subdivision, private, floodplain, or state requirement.
• Floodplain or Stream Work: Whether a fence project involves development in, along, or across a stream, mapped floodplain, floodway, excavation, fill, grading, or other floodplain-related work.
• Property and Right-of-Way Placement: Whether the fence remains entirely on the owner’s property and avoids rights-of-way and easements.
• Utility Locate Requirements: Whether excavation for fence posts or related work requires Kentucky 811 notice before digging.
• Municipal Boundary Issues: Whether the property is inside City of Campbellsville or another incorporated area with its own planning, zoning, or land-use rules.
• Private Restrictions: Whether recorded covenants, HOA rules, deed restrictions, easements, or private agreements impose more restrictive fence requirements.
USING THIS INFORMATION
This page provides general orientation on how residential fence rules are structured and applied within Taylor County, based on publicly available source materials reviewed as of June 2026.
In addition to local fence rules, certain Kentucky laws apply statewide. See Statewide Fence Laws in Kentucky.
It is not legal advice and does not replace official ordinances, permits, surveys, or professional guidance. Rules and interpretations may change, and application may vary based on zoning district, site conditions, easements, rights-of-way, floodplain status, stormwater or drainage requirements, road or highway encroachment, historic district status, rural or agricultural context, livestock or farm-boundary context, pool-barrier use, and private restrictions such as HOA covenants, deed restrictions, private agreements, or agricultural conservation easements. Before purchasing materials or beginning construction, confirm current requirements and any site-specific limitations with Taylor County Fiscal Court and any applicable private agreements. If this page conflicts with official ordinances, published guidance, or direction from Taylor County staff, the official sources control. For legal advice or legal interpretation, consult a licensed attorney.