In unincorporated Ada County, fences may sit inside or outside any setback but cannot exceed six feet above grade on a perimeter boundary or required setback without a variance. On lots one acre or less inside an area of impact, front-yard fences are capped at three feet.
Ada County Code Title 8 (Zoning), Section 8-3-6(E) allows fences, walls, latticework, or screens within or outside any setback but limits them to six feet (6') above grade on the perimeter boundary or in a required setback unless a variance is approved. Public-facility fences may exceed six feet up to twelve feet (12'). Section 8-3-6(D) further restricts fences to three feet (3') in the required front-yard plane on properties one acre or less located within a city area of impact. These county standards govern unincorporated land only; fences inside Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, or Star follow city code.
Fences over six feet without a variance are a zoning violation enforced by Ada County Development Services; corrective compliance or removal may be ordered.
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