Fence Regulations in Sahuarita, AZ (2026)
3 verified fence regulations for Sahuarita, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Sahuarita lets property owners build perimeter walls and fences up to six feet tall without meeting the zone's yard setbacks under Town Code § 18.07.050(A). On corner lots, nothing including a fence may stand within 20 feet of the property corner under § 18.77.020(A), preserving sightlines for cross traffic.
Sahuarita Fence Height & Corner Limits
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code §§ 18.07.050(A)(1), 18.77.020(A)
A. Exception for Walls and Fences. The yard and setback requirements of this code shall not apply to perimeter walls or fences: 1. Six feet or less in height and designed as security, privacy or screening elements of the site or lot; ... A. Structures in Front Yards on Corner Lots. On any corner lot, no fence, structure, sign or planting shall be erected or maintained within 20 feet of the prop...
Retaining Walls
Sahuarita's grading code defines any wall holding back earth at two feet or more in height as a regulated 'retaining wall,' and requires a grading permit before that wall, or the site around it, is built. Using a retaining wall can also let the town engineer approve a reduced slope setback near a right-of-way.
Sahuarita Retaining Wall Height and Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code §§ 16.30.010, 16.40.010(F)(4), 16.80.010(C)(1)
"Retaining wall" means a wall designed to withstand lateral and hydrostatic pressures and built to keep earth from sliding, and which is two feet or greater in height from the lowest point of earth at the foundation to the top of the wall. ... 4. Rights-of-Way. The required setback of a slope toe adjacent to a public right-of-way may be reduced with the approval of the town engineer, if there w...
Material Restrictions
Sahuarita restricts barbed wire fencing in rural and residential zones to livestock and poultry containment under Town Code Section 18.07.030(B). Barbed wire fences are allowed only in the RH, SR, and SR-2 zones and on unsubdivided GR-1, SH, and R-1 parcels, and only to keep animals confined.
Sahuarita Barbed Wire Fence Limits
Significant RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.07.030(B)
Maintenance of Stock-Tight Fences. All livestock and poultry kept in any rural, residential, business or industrial zone shall be kept confined by fences or other restraints of sufficient strength and durability to prevent such livestock and poultry from roaming at large. In the RH, SR, and SR-2 Zones and unsubdivided parcels zoned GR-1, SH and R-1, such fences may be constructed of barbed wire...
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