In any R (residential) District in unincorporated Solano County, fences behind the building line are capped at 7 feet and fences between the building line and any street line are capped at 3 feet, unless the upper portion is open (chain link, wire, wrought iron) so visibility is preserved.
Per Solano County Code Section 28.93.A (General Height Regulations and Exceptions), 'In any R District, no fence shall be erected, moved or altered, and no hedge shall be grown so that the portions behind the building line of the dwelling exceed seven feet in height, and the portions between the building line and any street line exceed three feet in height.' The same section provides an open-fence exception: 'A fence between the building line and any street line may exceed three feet in height if the portion of the fence that exceeds three feet in height is open so that it permits adequate visibility. Examples of open fences include chain link, wire fences and wrought iron fences.' Solano County does not impose a separate front-yard height cap on agricultural (A-5 through A-160) parcels by ordinance; those parcels are governed by the general district setbacks and Section 28.93 height limits.
Zoning violations are handled administratively under Chapter 28. The respondent receives a notice of proposed penalties with a correction period of not less than 15 calendar days; penalties are not imposed if the violation is corrected within that window. Continuing violations may be charged under Solano County's general penalty (up to $1,000 fine and/or 6 months in county jail, with each day a separate offense).
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