The Colusa County Zoning Code (Chapter 44) sets no maximum fence height for the unincorporated county. The only height threshold that applies is the statewide California Residential Code building-permit exemption, under which a fence is exempt from a building permit only if it is not over 7 feet tall.
A review of the Colusa County Zoning Code (Chapter 44, adopted August 26, 2014) finds no section that establishes a maximum fence height for front, side, or rear yards. The code's development-standards tables in Article 44-2 govern setbacks and structure height for buildings but do not list a fence-height limit, and Article 44-0 (Definitions) does not define 'fence' as a regulated structure. The only fence reference in the code is in Article 44-4, requiring animals kept outdoors to be fenced to prevent roaming. Because the county has no zoning fence-height rule, the controlling height threshold is the statewide building-code one: under the California Residential Code (Section R105.2), which Colusa County adopts and enforces through its Building Code (County Code Chapter 5), a fence is exempt from a building permit only if it is not over 7 feet high. A fence taller than 7 feet generally requires a building permit and engineering. Property owners should confirm sight-distance limits at driveways and corners and contact the Colusa County Planning Division before building, since the cities of Colusa and Williams set their own fence heights.
There is no zoning fence-height violation in the unincorporated county. A fence over 7 feet built without the required building permit would be a building-code violation enforced by the Colusa County Building Division through the permit and inspection process under County Code Chapter 5. Disputes over a fence on or near a property line are private civil matters resolved between neighbors.
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