Oregon, OH Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

02(b) sets fence height by location and district. No fence higher than four feet may be erected within the required front yard. In "R" residential districts and A-1 agricultural districts used as a dwelling, fences may sit on the property line and may not exceed six feet, though that six-foot limit does not apply to a fence placed in front of the front building line, where the four-foot front-yard cap governs instead. 04: a fence, structure, planting or obstruction may reach no more than three feet above the abutting street pavement within a triangular area twenty feet long, measured along each abutting street's right-of-way line, with the third side connecting those two points, so drivers can see around the corner.

In the C-I, M-1, M-2 and Advanced Manufacturing Districts, a wall or fence to the side or rear of the principal building, behind the front setback line, may rise to eight feet, but any wall or fence extending into the minimum front building setback in those districts is capped at four feet, matching the residential front-yard rule. 04's barrier standards. The section was last amended by Ord. 101-2024, passed June 24, 2024, and sits within Chapter 1155, Supplementary District Uses and Structures, enforced by the Building and Zoning Department.