Iron County, UT Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 17.36.070 is a single flat sentence that applies countywide in unincorporated Iron County: fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed six feet in height, without a lower limit for front yards, meaning the six-foot cap applies the same whether the fence sits along a front, side or rear property line. The Table of Site Development Standards at Section 17.16.040 separately requires a solid, non-landscape fence or wall at least six feet tall to screen accessory outside storage where it is adjacent to an agricultural or residential district, so the six-foot figure also functions as a minimum screening height in that specific situation.

Corner lots carry an additional, independent limit under Section 17.36.120: in all zoning districts, no obstruction taller than two feet may sit within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting points forty feet from the intersection along each line, except a reasonable number of pruned trees and gas station pumps. Section 17.36.020(G) also allows underground structures like swimming pools or storage tanks in a required yard as long as they sit at least fifteen feet from any property line, and lets walls and fences that otherwise comply project into required yards.