Clovis, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Front/street-side, solid material
- 3 ft. max
- Front/street-side, see-through material
- 7 ft. max
- Rear and interior side yards
- 7 ft. max
- Street corner cutoff area (30 ft.)
- 3 ft. max
- Alley/driveway intersection
- 3 ft. solid, 4 ft. see-through
- Governing table
- Municipal Code Table 3-3
Summary
Clovis caps fence, wall, and hedge height by location: 3 feet in front and street-side yards for solid materials (7 feet if the material lets through half the light), 7 feet at the rear and interior sides, and just 3 feet within a 30-foot street corner cutoff.
General height limitations. Fences, walls, and hedges may be erected and properly maintained to the heights identified in Table 3-3, and measured from the highest adjoining finish grade. TABLE 3-3 MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES. Front and street side yards: 3 ft. max. (material limiting 50% or more of visibility); 7 ft. max. (material providing 50% or more of visibility). Rear and interior side yards: 7 ft. max.; 7 ft. max. On arterial or collector streets: 7 ft. max.; 7 ft. max. At intersections of alleys, streets, and driveways: 3 ft. max.; 4 ft. max. The maximum height of the fence located within a thirty-foot (30') street corner cutoff shall not exceed three feet (3').
Full Breakdown
060(C), Table 3-3 (Maximum Height of Fences, Walls, and Hedges) sets the City's fence height grid, measured from the highest adjoining finish grade. In front and street-side yards, a fence made of material that blocks 50% or more of visibility tops out at 3 feet, while a see-through material such as wrought iron or open-mesh chain link can rise to 7 feet. Rear and interior side yards, and lots along arterial or collector streets, allow 7 feet regardless of material. At intersections of alleys, streets, and driveways, the limit drops to 3 feet for solid material and 4 feet for see-through material.
Within the 30-foot street corner cutoff triangle described in subsection K, no fence, wall, or hedge may exceed 3 feet, and no visual obstruction over 36 inches is allowed anywhere in that triangle. Allowed fencing materials are limited to chain link, concrete or block, latticework, wood, and wrought iron under subsection G, and security fencing such as barbed or razor wire is confined to industrial zoning districts under subsection I. Walls between a nonresidential and a residential zoning district must be solid masonry at least 6 feet tall under subsection F.
The Director may approve additional height through site plan review under Chapter 56 to screen a specific area or use, and greater heights along arterial and collector streets may be granted as part of a subdivision approval.
Violations & Fines
A fence, wall, or hedge built taller than Table 3-3 allows, or that violates the 3-foot corner cutoff limit, is a Municipal Code violation subject to a correction notice under Chapter 92 of Title 9; the Director can require the owner to shorten or remove the noncompliant fence, and unpermitted security fencing installed outside an industrial district must be removed entirely.
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