Fence Installation in Lyndhurst, NJ

Lyndhurst, a township in Bergen County, writes one of the shortest fence sections in the county — six sentences that settle almost everything. A rear or side yard fence may rise to six feet, and the six-foot run may extend forward as far as the beginning of the home. Out front, the cap is three feet. On a corner lot, no fence or other obstruction to visibility may stand within 25 feet of a street intersection at all. The fence fee is $25, stated the same way in the code and on the township's own form. The one place Lyndhurst turns strict is the pool: an enclosure of at least five feet, with openings no larger than two inches.

Solanos Fence installs vinyl, aluminum, WPC composite, wood and chain link fencing in Lyndhurst, NJ, and handles fence repair as well. We also sell fence materials for pickup at our Fairfield location. Lyndhurst is part of our Bergen County service area.

Lyndhurst's Fence Rules: § 21-5.3

Lyndhurst regulates fences in § 21-5.3 of its zoning code (Chapter 21), with pools in Chapter 18 (§ 18-5.4), the zoning permit fee in § 2-21.9, and flood rules in Chapter 23 (§ 23-801.4). The main rules:

Rear and side yards: six feet (§ 21-5.3(a)). "Within a residential zone no rear or side yard fence, hedge or dividing wall (serving as a fence) shall exceed six feet in height. The six foot fence in question may extend from the rear yard to the beginning of the home in question."
Front yard: three feet (§ 21-5.3(b)). "Within any residential zone no front yard fence, hedge, or dividing wall (serving as a fence) shall exceed three feet in height."
Corner lots: a 25-foot clear zone (§ 21-5.3(d)). "No fence, shrubs or other obstructions to visibility shall be erected, planted or maintained upon a corner lot within 25 feet of any street intersection." The clause sets no height inside the zone — the fence simply may not be there.
Finished side out (§ 21-5.3(f)). "Fences in residential zones shall be installed so that the finished side faces the street or the neighboring property."
Business and industrial (§ 21-5.3(c)). In a business or industrial zone, no fence or wall may exceed eight feet.
Dog runs (§ 21-5.3(e)). A dog run's fencing may reach six feet, in the rear yard only, set back a minimum of 10 feet from any lot line, with an aluminum coping of at least six inches extending inward from the top of the fence — and the run may be no closer to a neighboring building than to the principal building on the same lot.
No general line setback. Section 21-5.3 states no setback of a fence from a property line (the dog run's 10 feet excepted) and no opacity or materials rule for residential fences.
Driveway sight triangles (§ 21-8.13). At a driveway, the triangular area formed 30 feet along the driveway line and the street line must hold no sign, fence, other structure or plant material over 2½ feet in height.
Pools (§ 18-5.4). A pool enclosure must be at least five feet high with openings no larger than two inches and self-closing, self-latching gates (see Pool Fences below) — stricter than the state standard on both height and openings, and one our standard panel does not meet.
Floodway fences (Ch. 23, § 23-801.4). In a floodway, a fence must have sufficiently large openings that it will not catch debris or obstruct floodwater, under N.J.A.C. 7:13 — the section names barbed-wire, split-rail and strand fences as designs that can meet the rule and states that a fence with little or no open area, "such as a chain link, lattice, or picket fence," does not meet it. Foundations for fences over six feet must conform to the Uniform Construction Code.

Town reference: Township of Lyndhurst Code, Ch. 21, §§ 21-5.3, 21-8.13; pools at Ch. 18, §§ 18-2, 18-3, 18-5.2, 18-5.4; fees at Ch. 2, § 2-21.9; flood rules at Ch. 23, § 23-801.4.

Fencing Lyndhurst Properties

Lyndhurst design follows the house. The six-foot fence belongs to the rear and side yards and may run forward to the beginning of the home — so the privacy run wraps the backyard and stops where the house starts, and anything forward of that point is the three-foot front-yard fence. A corner lot loses a quarter of its corner: nothing that obstructs visibility may stand within 25 feet of the intersection, whatever its height. Driveways carry their own sight triangle (§ 21-8.13), and a dog run has its own placement rules — rear yard, ten feet off every line. Pools are the township's strict case, with a five-foot, two-inch barrier standard that decides the pool design before style is discussed. During a free estimate we walk the lot with you, mark where the home begins and where the corner clear zone falls, and settle the barrier spec if a pool is involved, before we talk about styles. Anything not settled above is confirmed per property at permit time.

Fence Styles for Lyndhurst Homes

White Vinyl Privacy Fencing

White vinyl privacy fencing is Lyndhurst's standard backyard fence: our six-foot panels sit right at the § 21-5.3(a) cap, the run may extend from the rear yard to the beginning of the home, and vinyl presents a finished face to the street and the neighboring property on both sides, as § 21-5.3(f) requires. Forward of the home the scale changes — three feet in the front yard (§ 21-5.3(b)) — and on a corner lot the 25-foot intersection zone stays clear entirely (§ 21-5.3(d)).

Black Aluminum Fencing

Black aluminum fencing works in Lyndhurst as an open yard fence — a three-foot picket run in the front yard, or up to six feet in the rear and side yards — with its finished face to the street or the neighbors. Around a pool, Lyndhurst is stricter than the state standard and stricter than our standard panel: § 18-5.4(a) requires an enclosure of not less than five feet with openings not larger than two inches and pickets no more than three inches across, while our standard pool panel stands 54 inches with 3.75-inch spacing. Lyndhurst pool enclosures are therefore designed and quoted per property by free estimate, after confirming a barrier spec that satisfies § 18-5.4 (see Prices and Pool Fences below).

Chain Link Fencing

Chain link is a permitted Lyndhurst fence within the same frame — six feet in the rear and side yards, three feet in the front, finished side out — and it is the practical material for a dog run, which the code allows at six feet in the rear yard, ten feet off the lot lines, with its six-inch aluminum coping (§ 21-5.3(e)). The one place it fails is the floodway: § 23-801.4 names chain link among the fences that do not meet the floodway openness rule. We price chain link work after reviewing your footage, gates and terrain.

WPC Composite Fencing

WPC composite fencing in black, teak or gray follows the vinyl pattern: solid panels to six feet in the rear and side yards, forward as far as the beginning of the home, and three-foot designs in the front yard. WPC gives you the look of wood in a panel that never needs staining, with a finished face on both sides.

Wood Fencing

Solid wood fencing — stockade and board-on-board privacy designs — fits the same six-foot frame, and wood is the flexible material for a lot with grade changes, since boards can follow the ground where a panel steps. Picket and spaced-board designs cover the front yard's three-foot scale. Whatever the material, the finished side faces the street or the neighboring property (§ 21-5.3(f)).

Fence Installation Prices in Lyndhurst

Current installation special: $23 per linear foot for six-foot white vinyl privacy fencing. Minimum project is 150 ft, and the offer applies within our service area. Gates and removal of an existing fence are not included — they are priced separately (gates from $500 for a single gate and from $1,000 for a double gate). In Lyndhurst, read the special against the code: the six-foot vinyl price is for runs in the rear and side yards, which may extend forward to the beginning of the home (§ 21-5.3(a)) — the front yard is held to three feet (§ 21-5.3(b)), and a corner lot's 25-foot intersection zone stays clear (§ 21-5.3(d)). Every Lyndhurst fence starts with the township's $25 fence fee (see Fence Permits below).

One special we do not run as a flat price in Lyndhurst is the aluminum pool fence. Lyndhurst's own pool rule requires an enclosure of not less than five feet with openings not larger than two inches (§ 18-5.4(a)), and our standard 54-inch pool panel is both shorter than five feet and spaced at 3.75 inches. Lyndhurst pool enclosures are therefore quoted by free estimate, after we confirm a barrier spec that meets § 18-5.4 for your property.

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Fence Permits in Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst fence work runs through the Construction Department on the township's Driveway & Fence Permit form — one application covering new fences and replacement fences, with the Construction Department's review and the Zoning Officer's sign-off on its face. The fee is the same in the code and on the form: the township's zoning permit fee is $25 for one- and two-family dwellings (§ 2-21.9; $100 for commercial uses and other land development applications), and the form's own fee line reads "NEW OR REPLACEMENT FENCE FEE: $25.00." The form's back side restates the fence rules from § 21-5.3 — six feet in the rear and side yards, three feet in front, finished side out — and adds two practical points: the township and its Construction Department are not responsible for determining the boundary lines of properties, and if a boundary dispute occurs, the parties hire a licensed surveyor to settle it. For a pool, Chapter 18 adds its own steps: a statement of compliance filed with the Commissioner of Finance before the pool is erected or installed (§ 18-3), and one plot plan showing the location of the pool, the fence and the buildings on the lot, submitted with the application (§ 18-5.2). Solanos Fence prepares the permit paperwork with your application — our New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration is #13VH06388200.

Pool Fences in Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst sets its pool barrier in § 18-5.4, and it is stricter than the state standard on every figure. A pool excavated 18 inches or more below the surrounding land, or an above-surface pool 24 inches or more deep, "shall be enclosed by a fence or wall not less than five feet in height," and "any openings, holes or gaps in the fence or wall shall not be larger than two inches, except doors and gates" — with any picket fence designed so "the horizontal dimension shall not exceed three inches." Doors and gates must be the same height as the fence or wall and " self-closing and self-latching and capable of keeping the fence or wall securely closed at all times." The chapter applies to pools over 200 square feet of water surface or 18 inches or more in depth (§ 18-2). The township's fence form adds a paperwork point: for a pool fence, the self-latching gate is required to be indicated on the survey, and the form restates the five-foot minimum. Because our standard aluminum pool panel stands 54 inches — under the five-foot floor — with pickets spaced 3.75 inches apart — over the two-inch cap — Solanos Fence quotes Lyndhurst pool enclosures by free estimate, after confirming a barrier spec that meets § 18-5.4 for your property. One floodplain caution: a pool-enclosure fence in a floodway that meets the Uniform Construction Code's anti-climb requirements but not § 23-801.4's openness rule requires a variance, as described in § 23-107.

Fence Materials for Lyndhurst DIY Projects

Installing it yourself? Our Fairfield shop stocks white vinyl panels and posts, black aluminum panels and posts, and WPC packages. The permit comes first either way — the township's fence application and its $25 fee. Two cautions before you buy: Lyndhurst's pool standard is its own — five feet minimum, two-inch openings (§ 18-5.4(a)) — and a standard 54-inch pool panel meets neither figure, so confirm the barrier spec before ordering pool materials; and the township does not determine property boundary lines, so if your line is in any doubt, a licensed surveyor settles it before the posts go in, not after. Call ahead to confirm stock and pickup.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Fences in Lyndhurst

How tall can a fence be in Lyndhurst?

Six feet in the rear or side yard — and the six-foot fence "may extend from the rear yard to the beginning of the home in question" (§ 21-5.3(a)). In the front yard, the cap is three feet (§ 21-5.3(b)). In a business or industrial zone a fence or wall may reach eight feet (§ 21-5.3(c)).

Can I put a fence in my front yard?

Yes — up to three feet high (§ 21-5.3(b)), with the finished side facing the street or the neighboring property (§ 21-5.3(f)). The six-foot side and rear fence may run forward only as far as the beginning of the home (§ 21-5.3(a)).

I have a corner lot — what changes?

The corner itself stays clear: "no fence, shrubs or other obstructions to visibility shall be erected, planted or maintained upon a corner lot within 25 feet of any street intersection" (§ 21-5.3(d)) — at any height. Separately, at a driveway, § 21-8.13 keeps a sight triangle with 30-foot legs along the driveway and street lines free of any fence or other structure over 2½ feet.

Do I need a permit for a fence in Lyndhurst?

Yes — the township's Driveway & Fence Permit application, reviewed by the Construction Department with the Zoning Officer's approval. The fee is $25: the codified zoning permit fee for one- and two-family dwellings (§ 2-21.9) and the form's own "new or replacement fence fee" both state $25. The township does not determine property boundary lines — if yours is disputed, a licensed surveyor settles it.

What are Lyndhurst's pool fence rules?

The township's own, and strict: an enclosure of not less than five feet, openings, holes and gaps not larger than two inches (doors and gates excepted), pickets no more than three inches in horizontal dimension, and gates the same height as the fence, self-closing and self-latching, kept securely closed at all times (§ 18-5.4). A statement of compliance is filed before the pool goes in (§ 18-3), with a plot plan showing the pool, fence and buildings (§ 18-5.2). Because the standard 54-inch pool panel meets neither the five-foot height nor the two-inch opening rule, Solanos Fence quotes Lyndhurst pool enclosures by free estimate after confirming a compliant barrier spec.

Can I build a dog run in Lyndhurst?

Yes — the code names it: fencing up to six feet, in the rear yard only, set back a minimum of 10 feet from any lot line, with an aluminum coping of at least six inches extending inward from the top of the fence, and never closer to a neighboring building than to the principal building on your own lot (§ 21-5.3(e)).

Do you offer payment plans?

No, we don't offer payment plans.

Request a Free Fence Estimate in Lyndhurst, NJ

Call or text 973-220-7638 for a free estimate. Tell us your approximate footage, the style you're considering, whether your lot is a corner lot, and whether a pool is involved — we'll plan the next steps around your property and Lyndhurst's rules. Lyndhurst is part of our Bergen County service area, and you can see everywhere we work there.

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