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

040 sets height limits for the R-A district generally: subsection (A) caps buildings at thirty-five feet, and subsection (B) turns to fences, hedges, and screen plantings, limiting them to eight feet inside any required side or rear yard and to three feet inside any required front yard or the street-side yard of a corner lot. The lower three-foot limit exists to preserve sightlines where the code cares most about visibility, front yards and corner-lot street sides, while the eight-foot limit lets a rural residential property fully screen a side or back yard.

The rule carries one built-in exception: fences that enclose electrical substations within the side and rear yard can rise to whatever height the law requires for that use, and the planning director can also allow taller fencing anywhere a determination is made that visibility will not be obstructed. 060(H), which independently caps any obstruction, including fences, at three feet within the sight triangle formed by the street lines and a line connecting points twenty-five feet from the intersection, regardless of zoning district. 20.