Fence Regulations in Mesa County, CO (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Mesa County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Mesa County lets fences and walls rise to seven feet by right before triggering a building permit, measured from the ground at the fence's base. Near intersections and driveways, though, the Land Development Code cuts that allowance sharply: nothing may block vision between three and eleven feet inside the intersection visibility triangle, or between three and eight feet at a driveway.
Mesa County Fence Height and Sight Triangles
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 8.19(A)(1)
A. Intersections 1. No fence, wall, hedge, landscaping, sign or other material or structure that will obstruct vision between a height of three (3) feet and eleven (11) feet shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by an imaginary line starting at the point of intersection of property lines and extending twenty-five (25) feet from their point of intersection.
Fence Permit Requirements
A fence or wall in unincorporated Mesa County only needs a building permit once it exceeds seven feet in height. At that point, the Land Development Code treats it as a structure requiring planning clearance and a building permit from the Building Department, separate from any buffer-fence permit for screening between differing land uses.
Mesa County Fence Permit Threshold
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 8.03
SECTION 8.03 | FENCES Any fence or wall that exceeds seven (7) feet in height shall be considered a structure requiring a planning clearance and building permit.
Material Restrictions
Mesa County's Land Development Code bans specific fence materials outright rather than regulating fence type by zone. Section 8.03.B prohibits glass, bottles, cans, machinery parts, appliances, tires, razor wire and concertina wire on any visible fence anywhere in unincorporated Mesa County. Wire, wrought iron, plastic and wood are acceptable, and electric fencing is allowed only to contain large animals, not for general security or privacy.
Mesa County Fence Material Restrictions
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 8.03.B (Fence Materials)
1. Acceptable materials include wire, wrought iron, plastic, wood and other materials with a similar look. 2. Unacceptable materials that are visible include glass, bottles, cans machinery parts or appliances, tires, razor wire and concertina wire, or unconventional salvaged materials or similar materials. Electric fencing shall be allowed to contain large animals.
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