In unincorporated Marion County, fences may reach 8 feet in interior yards, but only 48 inches within 10 feet of a street where above 24 inches would block driver sight lines. Salem allows 8/6/4 feet.
The Marion County Rural Zoning Code (MCC 17.117.080) caps fences, walls, and hedges at eight feet in yard areas away from streets. Within 10 feet of a property line adjacent to a street, the limit drops to 48 inches, and any portion above 24 inches must not create a vision obstruction under Public Works sight-distance standards. Inside Salem's city limits the Unified Development Code allows roughly 8 feet along interior side/rear lines, 6 feet along a side/rear line bordering a street, and 4 feet within 10 feet of a front street line. Confirm your zone before building.
Nonconforming or sight-obstructing fences are code violations; the county may order removal or lowering. Height is measured from the adjacent sidewalk, curb, or finished shoulder grade.
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