Antioch caps fences in the required front yard at 36 inches, allows up to 6 feet on interior side and rear lines in residential zones, and permits 8 feet only with a Minor Administrative Use Permit (commercial/industrial) or where the top 2 feet are open lattice/wrought iron in residential zones.
Antioch Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 5, Article 16 governs fence heights. Section 9-5.1602 (Height Restrictions) limits fences, walls, hedges or screen plantings to a maximum height of 36 inches in the required front yard. The general residential limit is 6 feet in height in any zoning district, but in residential districts the fence height on interior side and rear property lines may be increased to 8 feet provided that the top 2 feet are constructed of open lattice, wrought iron, tubular steel, or a similar material. In commercial and industrial districts a fence taller than 6 feet (up to 8 feet) requires a Minor Administrative Use Permit (AUP) from the Community Development Department, as confirmed in the City's official AUP application handout. Heights are measured from finished grade or back of sidewalk where the fence is adjacent to a public right-of-way; from the property line grade for interior and rear yards. Parking lot screening walls have a minimum height of 30 inches.
Non-compliant fences are abated by the Code Enforcement Division. Common Violations guidance lists 'blighted, unmaintained, unsecured, or unsafe properties — including pools and fencing' as actionable. Building a fence over allowed height without an AUP can trigger a stop-work order, administrative citations under AMC §1-5.02, and required removal at the owner's expense.
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