Fence Regulations in South Jordan, UT (2026)
4 verified fence regulations for South Jordan, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
South Jordan caps rear and side yard fences at 6 feet, while front yard fences top out at 4 feet for open styles or 3 feet for solid masonry and hedges.
South Jordan Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 17.40.020
Rear And Side Yard Fencing: A maximum six foot (6') high fence and/or hedge may be installed and maintained between a dwelling and a rear or side lot line. Front Yard Fencing: A maximum four foot (4') high, nonvisually obscuring decorative wrought iron...fence may be constructed along a side lot line to the right-of-way line or sidewalk of a neighborhood street...A masonry or solid vinyl fence ...
Fence Permit Requirements
South Jordan requires a City permit before building any collector-street fence or any fence over six feet tall; a shorter, interior-lot fence generally doesn't need one under City Code § 17.04.150.
South Jordan Fence Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 17.04.150
No building, sign, structure, wall or collector street fence or fence over six feet (6') tall requiring a permit shall be constructed, reconstructed, remodeled, relocated or altered without first obtaining required permits or approvals from the City. No grading or change in land use shall be commenced without first obtaining approval from the City. Applications for permits shall be accompanied ...
Retaining Walls
South Jordan requires a building permit and licensed engineer's design for most retaining walls, caps a single wall at nine feet, and limits terraced walls to a combined eighteen feet unless the City Engineer approves an exception.
South Jordan Retaining Wall Height and Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 16.44.360
...all retaining walls require a building permit prior to construction or alteration. ... The following do not require a building permit: Retaining walls less than four feet (4') in exposed height with less than ten horizontal to one vertical (10H:1V) (horizontal:vertical) front and back slopes within ten feet (10') of the wall; ... A single retaining wall shall not exceed nine feet (9') in hei...
Material Restrictions
South Jordan limits front-yard fencing in residential zones to nonobscuring wrought iron or vinyl picket up to four feet, or masonry/solid vinyl up to three feet: no other materials qualify under City Code § 17.40.020.
South Jordan Front Yard Fence Materials
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 17.40.020
Front Yard Fencing: A maximum four foot (4') high, nonvisually obscuring decorative wrought iron, simulated wrought iron or nonobscuring vinyl picket fence may be constructed along a side lot line to the right-of-way line or sidewalk of a neighborhood street... A masonry or solid vinyl fence or hedge may also be constructed along lot lines to the right-of-way or sidewalk but may not be greater ...
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