Apple Valley, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

120(B), Location and Height, sets three tiers of fence height in Apple Valley's residential districts. On a corner lot, no obstruction inside the Clear Sight Triangle can exceed 30 inches above the nearest street elevation; the triangle is formed by connecting points 30 feet from the intersection of the two right-of-way lines (10 feet at a driveway), and trees inside it must be trimmed to a clear trunk at least 6 feet up. 040-A's footnote (9) repeats for emphasis. Inside the required front yard, or within that 12-foot zone along a street side yard, a solid fence or wall is capped at 48 inches unless the property's CC&Rs allow more.

Wrought iron or other open, decorative fencing incorporating pilasters, spires or similar embellishments can reach the full six feet even within the front yard or street side yard setback, but chain link is expressly excluded from counting as decorative for this purpose. Walls at or above the six-foot threshold along local streets need a five-foot setback from the right-of-way edge to allow for landscaping; along a Major road, a wall or fence over four feet needs a 28-foot setback from the curb, and 24 feet along a Secondary road.

Perimeter walls are also barred outright in new subdivisions on local streets in the R-VLD, R-A, R-LD, R-E, R-E 3/4, R-EQ and R-SF districts wherever the wall would face an existing neighborhood's front yards.