Fence Regulations in Madera County, CA (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Madera County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In unincorporated Madera County, fences, walls and hedges at street and driveway intersections can't exceed three feet within the vision setback triangle, protecting sightlines for drivers.
Madera County Corner Fence Height Limit
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.98.050
In the vision setback area, no disabled motor vehicle shall remain more than twenty-four hours and no structure of any kind shall be permitted which exceeds a height of three feet above the elevation of the center point of the intersection, except for necessary highway and traffic signs, public utility lines, and open fences through which there is clear vision, nor shall any plant material be p...
Neighbor Fence Rules
Adjacent Madera County landowners who both use their land for raising livestock must split the cost of building and maintaining their boundary fence equally, and county code sets a minimum cattle-fence specification.
Madera County Shared Livestock Fence Costs
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 6.24.040
Adjacent landowners who are both using or leasing their land for raising of livestock shall share equally the cost of building and maintaining a lawful fence, cattleguards and gates... the minimum standards for cattle fences in Madera County shall be as follows: 1. All fences shall have a minimum of four strands of barbed wire, with the top strand not less than forty-eight inches from the groun...
Fence Regulations by City in Madera County
1 cities in Madera County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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