Fence Regulations in Weber County, UT (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Weber County, Utah.
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Height Limits
Weber County caps fences, walls and hedges at four feet anywhere on a lot, but allows six feet on an interior lot outside the front setback, and six feet on a corner lot outside both the front setback and the street-facing side setback. Corner lots also have to keep the intersection clear-view triangle open.
Weber County Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsWeber County Land Use Code § 108-7-3
A wall, fence or hedge not exceeding four feet in height may be located and maintained anywhere on a lot except as required by Section 108-7-7. A wall, fence, or hedge not more than six feet in height may be located anywhere on an interior lot except within the area comprising the required front setback. A wall, fence, or hedge not more than six feet in height may be located anywhere on a corne...
Fence Permit Requirements
Weber County's general fence rules let owners build four- and six-foot fences under Section 108-7-3 without a separate permit process, but a taller fence around a tennis or sport court, up to 12 feet, needs both a land use permit and a building permit and must still meet the zone's accessory-building setbacks.
Weber County Fence Permit Trigger For Tall Fences
Some RestrictionsWeber County Land Use Code § 108-7-3
Fences for uses such as tennis or sport courts may be a maximum of 12 feet high, provided the fence meets all of the required setbacks for an accessory building in the zone in which it is located and a land use and building permit are obtained.
Retaining Walls
Weber County lets a fence sit on top of a cut-slope retaining wall at whatever height the zone would otherwise allow, but a fence on top of a fill retaining wall counts that wall's height toward the total, capped at a four-foot fence on top. Hillside sites over 25% slope also need engineer-stamped retaining wall plans.
Weber County Retaining Wall Height And Fence Rules
Some RestrictionsWeber County Land Use Code § 108-7-3
Where a retaining wall protects a cut below the natural grade, such retaining wall may be topped by a fence, wall or hedge of the same height that would otherwise be permitted at the location if no retaining wall existed. Where a retaining wall contains a fill, the height of the retaining wall built to retain the fill shall be considered as contributing to the permissible height of a fence, sol...
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