Hemet, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Hemet is an incorporated city, so its own Municipal Code Chapter 90 (Zoning) governs fence height, not Riverside County's ordinances. Under the single-family residential standards in Article XI (Section 90-315), walls, fences, screening, and hedge planting up to a maximum of six feet in height are permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard. Height is measured from the higher of the two finished grades adjoining the wall or fence. In any required front yard, however, walls, fences, screening, or hedges may be a maximum of only 42 inches (3.5 feet) in height, measured from the adjacent sidewalk or street, unless expressly permitted by other sections of the chapter. On a corner lot, a wall, fence, or hedge up to six feet may run parallel to the edge of the sidewalk on the street side yard, but the corner cutback area (a triangle measured 30 feet back along the front and street-side property lines) must be free of visual obstructions over 42 inches. A separate 10-foot, 45-degree cutback triangle applies where a driveway is next to a neighbor's rear yard. The city's six-foot allowance is more permissive than the statewide California Building Code permit exemption (fences up to seven feet), but Hemet's lower 42-inch front-yard limit is stricter. Confirm your zone, since manufacturing and other zones use different fence standards (Section 90-1046).