Menifee Development Code Chapter 9.185 limits fences in residential and agricultural zones to 36 inches within the front/street setback and 6 feet along side, corner, and rear lines, with sound walls up to 12 feet allowed only after an approved noise study.
Under Menifee Municipal Code Section 9.185.040(G), fence and wall height is measured from finished grade to the highest point of the element. Table 9.185.040-1 (amended by Ord. 2022-351) caps fences in Agricultural and Residential zones at 36 inches inside the front/street setback and 6 feet at side, corner side, and rear locations; Industrial zones allow up to 12 feet at side and rear behind the minimum setback. Hedges and screening vegetation (excluding trees) are held to the same limits. Section 9.185.050 allows sound walls up to 12 feet with a noise study approved by the Community Development Director and City Engineer, and sports-court fencing up to 12 feet if set back at least 5 feet from the property line.
The Code Enforcement Division enforces Development Code standards; over-height fences can draw a notice of violation requiring the fence to be lowered, modified through a Minor Exception (Chapter 9.70), or removed.
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