Tulare County, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Tulare County's Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 352), which governs the unincorporated areas, addresses residential fences in Section 15 (General Provisions and Exceptions). Subsection C.1.n states that 'a fence or wall not more than six (6) feet in height, or a hedge maintained so as not to exceed six (6) feet in height may be located along the side or rear lot lines,' provided it does not extend into the required front yard or into the side yard required along the side street on a corner lot. Subsection C.1.m separately permits 'fences, hedges, landscape architectural features or guard railings ... not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet in height' in any front, side or rear yard. Read together, the practical limits are 6 feet along interior side and rear boundaries and 3.5 feet within the required front yard (and the street-side yard on a corner lot). The County code does not impose a separate clear-vision-triangle formula, but the corner-lot street-side restriction serves the same visibility purpose. Because zone yard depths vary, confirm where your front yard line falls. A fence taller than 7 feet additionally triggers a building permit under the adopted California Building Code (Section 105.2).