Loveland, CO Fence Regulations: Fence Requirements (2026)

Loveland Title 18 UDC Section 18.04.07.06 (Fences and Walls) is paired with the City's Site Development Performance Standards and Guidelines (revised December 27, 2017), referenced through the UDC document library on EncodePlus. The Standards provide: 'Fences and walls can be very effective for buffering and screening. However, in excess, they can create a visually monotonous streetscape, block views from a roadway, and create a fragmented pattern of development.' Design guidance: 'Variations in materials, height, and style, within an overall theme should be used to integrate a fence or wall with the surrounding development and provide a more attractive appearance from the street.' For the I-25 Corridor Sub-Area, the Standards require: 'For residential subdivisions visible from I-25, perimeter fencing shall be of an open style, such as 2, 3, or 4 rail, split rail, wood post, or other similar style characteristic of rural areas of the Corridor.' UDC Chapter 18.19.03 defines 'Solid Material Fence or Wall,' 'Limited Solid Material Fence or Wall,' 'Opaque Fence or Wall,' 'Fence Section' ('a portion or panel of fence construction, normally consisting of pickets, planks, or metal fabric attached to horizontal rails, and which is attached or constructed in more or less regular intervals to two supporting vertical posts'), and 'Hedge.' Combined fence-plus-berm or fence-plus-retaining-wall structures count as one structure for height per UDC 18.19.01.02.C.