Fence Regulations in Madera, CA (2026)
2 verified fence regulations for Madera, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Madera Code §10-3.506 caps fence height at 3 feet in any front or street-side yard setback and 6 feet in rear/interior side yards (exclusive of front setback). Exterior side yards allow 6 feet within 10 feet of the property line. A 6-foot fence may be approved on the street-side yard of a 50-foot corner lot in R Residential Zone with Director/Engineer approval.
Madera Fence Height Limits (R Zones)
Some RestrictionsMadera City Code §10-3.506
(a) A maximum height of three (3') feet is permitted in any front or street side yard setback area. (b) Subject to the approval of the Community Development Director/City Engineer, a six (6') foot fence may be erected on the street side yard property line of any fifty (50') foot wide corner lot located in the R. Residential Zone, which is situated adjacent to an eighty (80') foot City right-of-...
Material Restrictions
Madera bans barbed wire on residential fences in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and PD zones and limits construction to permanent materials like wood, chain link, and masonry under Municipal Code § 10-3.412. Thin plywood, particle board, and scrap materials are explicitly prohibited.
Madera Fence Material and Barbed Wire Rules
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 10-3.412
(A) No fence, wall, or screen planting of any kind shall be constructed or grown to exceed a maximum of six feet in height between the rear property line of a lot and the front line of the main building or along any rear property line, nor to exceed three feet in height in any required front or street side yard or within 25 feet of any street corner except as may otherwise be permitted under th...
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