Hemet, CA Fence Regulations: Fence Requirements (2026)

Because Hemet is an incorporated city, its Municipal Code Chapter 90 governs fences citywide. The core requirements appear in the single-family residential standards (Section 90-315): walls, fences, screening, and hedges up to six feet are allowed in any required yard, measured from the higher of the two adjoining finished grades, while in a required front yard the limit is 42 inches measured from the adjacent sidewalk or street. On corner lots, the corner cutback area (a triangle measured 30 feet back along the front and street-side property lines) must be free of visual obstructions over 42 inches; a separate 10-foot, 45-degree cutback applies where a driveway abuts a neighbor's rear yard. A specific swimming-pool requirement provides that pools must be entirely enclosed by buildings, fences, or walls at least five feet above the immediately adjacent grade, equipped with self-latching gates or doors whose latching device is at least four feet above the ground, and the barrier must be in place and approved by the city building department before the pool is filled. Where a church, school, college, or public facility adjoins an A (agricultural) or R (residential) zone, a solid six-foot masonry wall must be built on the adjoining property line with a 10-foot landscaped strip. Fences must be on the owner's own property; a survey is advisable where boundaries are uncertain. The city lists fence and wall construction as a permit activity, and pool barriers are always inspected. Confirm your zone, since manufacturing zones use different fence standards (Section 90-1046).