Lehi, UT Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide max fence height
- 6 feet
- Front yard / street-side max
- 36 inches
- Corner sight triangle
- 35 ft from intersection, 3 ft max
- Driveway sight triangle
- 20 feet
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, 10-day repeat offense
Summary
Lehi caps fences, walls and hedges at six feet citywide, drops that to 36 inches within 15 feet of a front property line or on a street-facing side yard, and bars any obstruction over three feet inside the 35-foot sight triangle at street corners. The Zoning Administrator and City Engineer enforce all three limits.
1. Fences, walls, and hedges shall not exceed six feet in height, unless otherwise required by Code, approval by the Land Use Authority, or an exception is granted according to the following... 4. ... In all residential districts, walls, fences, or hedges located on the front property line, or which are located within 15 feet of a front property line or located on a side yard property line adjacent to a street, shall not exceed 36 inches in height as measured from the adjacent sidewalk or finished grade. However, a fence not more than six feet high may be constructed in a side yard adjacent to a street on a corner lot, provided: (a) it does not extend into the clear view area of the street intersection... D. ... Clear View Area at Street Intersections. In all zoning districts, no obstruction to public or private street views in excess of three feet in height above the finished road grade shall be placed on any corner within a triangular area formed by face of curbs and a line connecting them 35 feet from the intersection.
Full Breakdown
1 sets the citywide baseline: no fence, wall or hedge may exceed six feet without an approved exception. 4: on the front property line, within 15 feet of it, or on a side yard line adjacent to a street, the maximum falls to 36 inches measured from the adjacent sidewalk or finished grade. A corner lot gets one carve-out, a six-foot fence in the street-side yard, but only if it stays clear of the 20-foot driveway sight triangle and the intersection clear-view area. D: within the triangle formed by the faces of curbs and a line connecting them 35 feet from the intersection, nothing over three feet tall is allowed, regardless of the underlying fence rule. 6). 7). 2).
Violations & Fines
A fence that violates the height or sight-triangle rules is a Development Code violation under Section 34.010.D, punishable as a class C misdemeanor, with each ten-day period of continued noncompliance counted as a separate offense. The City may also pursue civil action to compel removal (Section 34.020) or issue a stop work order during any dispute (Section 34.030), and a sight-hazard fence can be ordered down by the Zoning Administrator or City Engineer even if it meets every height number.
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