7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Clark County, Nevada.
Verified from official government sources
Clark County Title 30 §30.64.020 limits single-family residential fences to 6 feet maximum. Fences over 3 feet not permitted within front yard setbacks. Gated communities allow 8-foot perimeter walls. Administrative deviation to 8 feet possible.
Unincorporated Clark County requires a building permit for any fence over 6 feet tall and for most masonry or block walls regardless of height. Wood and wrought iron under 6 feet typically need no permit.
Nevada has no good-neighbor fence statute requiring cost-sharing. Clark County treats neighbor fence disputes as civil matters; boundary walls follow the recorded property line and shared walls need mutual agreement.
Clark County requires a building permit for any retaining wall over 4 feet tall measured from footing to top. Engineering is required, and walls holding a surcharge load need a permit regardless of height.
Under NRS 461A, any residential pool over 18 inches deep in Clark County must have a 5-foot barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates. Mesh barriers and door alarms may serve as secondary barriers.
Clark County allows fences up to 6 feet in side and rear yards and 3.5 feet in front yards. Corner lot vision triangles cap height at 3.5 feet. HOAs often impose tighter architectural rules.
Barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fences are prohibited in residential zones of unincorporated Clark County. Masonry and stucco are preferred; chain link is allowed by code but often banned by HOA CCandRs.
4 cities in Clark County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
4 verified rules • Fence Requirements, Height Limits
7 verified rules • Fence Requirements, Height Limits
7 verified rules • Fence Requirements, Height Limits
7 verified rules • Fence Requirements, Height Limits
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