Fence Regulations in Ventura County, CA (2026)

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 8106-8.1.1

A maximum seven-foot-tall solid fence may be located on lots, including in the locations listed in Section 8106-8.1.1(b)(3) below, except that no solid fence over three (3) feet tall may be placed in a:(1)Required sight triangle,(2)Required setback adjacent to a street, or(3)Ten-foot by ten-foot right triangle on each side of a driveway on a side property line.

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 8106-8.1.2

Prior to the construction of any of the following, a Zoning Clearance is required:(1)Fences that are over seven (7) feet in height measured from grade to the top of fence.(2)Any fence that requires electricity for light fixtures and/or to power an entry gate.(3)Any retaining wall that is over three (3) feet in height measured from grade on the lower side, to the top of the wall, and/or supporti...

California Civil Code § 841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act)

(a) Adjoining landowners shall share equally in the responsibility for maintaining the boundaries and monuments between them. (b) (1) Adjoining landowners are presumed to share an equal benefit from any fence dividing their properties and, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in a written agreement, shall be presumed to be equally responsible for the reasonable costs of construction, maint...

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 8106-8.1.7

Structural retaining walls to stabilize a bank or protect a cut below grade do not have a height limit, unless the walls are located within a ten-foot by ten-foot right triangle on each side of a driveway adjacent to a street, in which case the retaining wall cannot exceed three (3) feet tall as measured in accordance with Section 8106-8.1.4 of this Chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, struc...

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 8106-8.1.3 (Prohibited fencing)

No barbed wire, razor-edge wire, electric wire or similar type of fencing (see photographic examples below) is permitted in urban residential zones or commercial zones (see Article 4), or on properties in industrial zones which abut or are across the street from urban residential zoned properties, if such fencing would be visible from the urban residential zoned property or properties.