Section 14.06.02 measures fence/wall height vertically from adjacent finished grade on the interior side. Standard residential limit is 6 ft in side/rear yards and 3 ft in front yards. Raising grade with fill solely to add height is prohibited.
Lake Havasu's zoning code allows fences, walls, and hedges in any required setback yard, with standard residential limits of 6 feet in side and rear yards and 3 feet in required front yards or within corner-cutback areas. Section 14.06.02 (Measurements and Exceptions) specifies that height is measured vertically from the adjacent finished grade on the interior side; if the wall sits on a berm, height is measured from the base of the berm. Adding fill solely to gain extra fence height is prohibited. Planter boxes along walls don't add to the legal height — the measurement goes from the base of the planter. On corner lots, anything in the corner-cutback area must be 2 feet or less to preserve sight visibility.
Code Enforcement issues civil citations under § 14.05.06; fines run up to $500 per day until the over-height fence is brought into compliance.
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