Chino, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Front yard limit
- 3 feet
- Light-permeable option
- 4 feet, 90% light
- Corner sight limit
- 3 feet above street grade
- Interior side/rear
- 6 feet
Summary
Chino limits front-yard fences to 3 feet (4 feet if light-permeable) and bans sight-blocking walls or landscaping over 3 feet near street corners.
Within any required front yard 3 feet, except a 4-foot high fence is permitted, provided the fence is capable of emitting at least 90% of light... There shall not be visual obstruction in the form of any wall, fence, obstacle, mature landscaping, or object allowed... which exceeds a height of three feet above the nearest street pavement surface... At intersecting streets and alleys, a certain area shall be maintained free of visual obstructions (corner cutoff) to assure adequate sight distance for vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code § 20.10.080(B), Table 20.10-1, caps a residential fence within a required front yard at 3 feet, though a 4-foot fence is allowed if it lets through at least 90% of light, as measured by a light meter. Separately, § 20.10.080(E) bars any wall, fence, or obstacle over 3 feet high above the street grade near intersecting streets or alleys, with the exact corner cutoff area set by city engineer standard drawings, to preserve driver and pedestrian sightlines. Interior side and rear property lines get a taller 6-foot allowance under the same table.
Violations & Fines
A solid front-yard fence over 3 feet, a non-light-permeable 4-foot fence, or any wall or hedge blocking the corner sight triangle is a zoning violation subject to code enforcement correction or removal.
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