Chino Hills, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Single-family front yard
- 4 feet (6 feet if approved)
- Single-family side/rear
- 6 feet maximum
- Non-residential front
- 6 feet, open material required
- Non-residential side/rear
- 9 feet maximum
- Hedge front yard
- 4 feet maximum
Summary
Chino Hills caps a fence, wall, or hedge in a single-family front yard at four feet under CHMC § 16.06.120(A), rising to six feet only if the top three feet is open, transparent material approved through a minor exception. Side and rear yards allow six feet, and multi-family and non-residential districts follow their own height tiers in the same section.
A.The maximum height of all fences, walls, and hedges for all zoning districts in the City is as follows:1.Single-family residential zones and single-family residential uses in the PD district:a.Required front yard—Four (4) feet maximum, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a six-foot maximum is permitted if the requirements set forth in subsection (C)(3) of this section are met.b.Required sides and rear yard—Six (6) feet maximum for fences and walls.c.Hedges within the required front yard setback shall not exceed four (4) feet in height. Hedges in all other locations shall have no maximum height.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
120(A) sets fence, wall, and hedge height by zoning category. 73. Side and rear yards in single-family zones allow six feet outright. Hedges follow a separate rule: capped at four feet in the required front yard, with no maximum height anywhere else on the lot. Multi-family zones mirror the single-family front-yard structure, four feet or six feet if the upper three feet is open or transparent material, and also allow six feet at the sides and rear. Non-residential districts get more room: a six-foot front yard fence if it is open or transparent material, and nine feet at the sides and rear.
120 also fixes how height is measured, from the highest point of the wall or fence down to the lowest grade within the property boundaries, a rule that does not apply along exterior property lines such as corner or through lots, and pilasters or gates may project two feet above the otherwise-applicable maximum. 080.
Violations & Fines
A fence or wall over four feet in a required front yard, or over six feet at the sides and rear, without an approved minor exception under CHMC § 16.06.120(C)(3) and Chapter 16.73, is a Development Code violation. Per § 16.02.110 it is a misdemeanor unless designated an infraction, punished under § 1.36.010 et seq.; the city issues a written compliance order under § 1.18.060 before any administrative citation for a Title 16 violation.
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