Fence Regulations in Redding, CA (2026)
3 verified fence regulations for Redding, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Redding limits residential fences to three feet in a required front yard or within ten feet of a street-side property line, six feet elsewhere, and seven feet along an interior side or rear yard that doesn't front a public street. Nonresidential fences generally cap at six feet under Section 18.40.180.
Redding Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsRedding Zoning Ordinance § 18.40.180(A)(1)
A.Residential Districts.1.Height. Fences or walls in required front-yard setbacks or within ten feet of the property line in a required street-side setback shall not exceed three feet. All other fences shall not exceed six feet in height, except for along any interior side- or rear-yard not fronting on a public right-of-way, in which case the fence shall not exceed seven feet in height with any...
Neighbor Fence Rules
Redding's Zoning Code (RMC §18.40.180) regulates fence height, location, and materials, but private boundary-fence disputes are governed by California Civil Code §841 - the Good Neighbor Fence Act of 2013. Section 841 presumes adjoining landowners share equally the responsibility and cost of a partition fence and requires 30 days' written notice with cost estimate, scope, and timeline before building or repairing. Disputes are heard in Shasta County Superior Court, not at City Hall.
Redding Boundary Fences and CA Good Neighbor Fence Act
Some RestrictionsCal. Civ. Code § 841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act - Shared Fence Cost Responsibility)
841. (a) Adjoining landowners shall share equally in the responsibility for maintaining the boundaries and monuments between them. (b)(1) Adjoining landowners are presumed to share an equal benefit from any fence dividing their properties and, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in a written agreement, shall be presumed to be equally responsible for the reasonable costs of construction, m...
Material Restrictions
Redding bans anyone from placing, using or maintaining barbed wire on a fence that fronts a public lane, alley, avenue, street, highway, sidewalk, crosswalk, park or place, under Redding Municipal Code § 13.12.030, regardless of the property's zoning district.
Redding Barbed Wire Fence Prohibition
Significant RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 13.12.030
No person shall place, use or maintain any barbed wire on any fence, or any adjunct thereof, fronting on a public lane, alley, avenue, street, highway, sidewalk, crosswalk, park or place.
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