Corona, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Corona Code of Ordinances § 17.70.060(A) sets the baseline: a fence, wall or hedge along a rear, interior or side lot line can rise to seven feet without a variance, measured from the highest ground elevation on either side of the fence. Entry and vehicular access gates get an extra foot of clearance, up to eight feet at the gate's highest point. That seven-foot allowance stops at the required front yard and required street-side yard, where a much tighter limit applies.

Subsection (F) sets the front-yard rule: no wall over three feet can go up anywhere adjacent to a street or highway, but residential lots get an exception up to 60 inches (five feet) in the front yard setback and in the street-side yard adjacent to the street, provided the extra height is wrought iron, or no more than 36 inches of decorative block topped with wrought iron to the 60-inch total. Pilasters up to 60 inches must sit at least eight feet apart, and wrought iron bars need at least four inches between the vertical members. Overhead arbors can reach 108 inches in any front yard setback.

Corner lots carry an additional visibility rule: where a driveway runs into the side yard, fences, hedges and walls must inset at a 45-degree angle for 15 feet on each side of the driveway, per subsection (B), unless the fence is a security fence under § 17.70.020 or encloses a public utility structure. On a reverse corner lot, a triangular area 20 feet on each leg at the rear and street-side property lines is held to three feet, and that triangle must stay landscaped. Tennis court enclosures get their own allowance under subsection (D): up to 12 feet, provided anything over six feet is open wire mesh no more than 10% solid, set back at least three feet from the side or rear line.