Portland limits residential fences to 6 feet in side and rear yards and 3.5 feet in front yards under PCC 33.110.250, with no permit required below those heights.
PCC 33.110.250 caps residential front-yard fence height at 3.5 feet, and side and rear yards at 6 feet. Fences up to 8 feet may be allowed in rear yards of larger lots with a design review. Corner lots have vision clearance triangles where fences must stay below 3 feet within 30 feet of the intersection. No building permit is required for fences below the code height, but any fence requires a zoning check. Decorative features such as trellises can add 1 foot above the base cap. Historic and conservation districts may impose material restrictions.
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