Fence Regulations in Shasta County, CA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Shasta County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In unincorporated Shasta County, fences, walls and hedges are limited to 3 feet within a required front yard or the street-side yard of a corner lot, and 6 feet in rear and interior side yards in residential districts. Taller fences require a use permit. Open wire fencing is exempt.
Shasta County Fence Height Limits
Significant RestrictionsShasta County Code Section 17.84.030(A) - Height limits-exceptions (Fences)
17.84.030: Height limits-exceptions. The following general height regulations apply: A. Fences. The following shall apply, unless otherwise provided: 1. The height of any fence, wall, hedge, screen planting or other dividing structure placed, grown or maintained in any residential or commercial district shall not exceed three feet within any required front yard or within any side yard on the st...
Fence Permit Requirements
Routine residential fences need no county building permit, but the California Building Code requires a building permit for any fence over 7 feet tall. A use permit from Planning is needed to exceed the zoning height caps (3 ft front / 6 ft rear). The Building Division handles fence permits.
Shasta County Fence Permits
Some RestrictionsShasta County Code Section 17.84.030(B)(4) - Administrative/Use Permit
B. Height Exceptions. The following exceptions apply to height regulations: ... 4. Administrative/Use Permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any residential accessory structure, building or fence may be erected to a greater height or number of stories than the limit established for the district in which the structure is to be located, provided that an administrative permit is iss...
Material Restrictions
Shasta County's published zoning height rules do not impose a general residential ban on barbed wire or specific fence materials, and the county is largely rural where agricultural fencing is common. Material choices are constrained mainly by building-permit and structural rules and by sight-distance requirements rather than a county materials prohibition.
Shasta County Fence Material Restrictions
Heavy RestrictionsShasta County Code Section 17.84.030(A)(3)
3. The height limits of this subsection do not apply to open wire fencing material used as a fence or dividing structure or placed atop any fence, wall or other dividing structure.
Fence Regulations by City in Shasta County
1 cities in Shasta County have their own fence regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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