Palo Alto limits fences to 6 feet in rear and side yards and 3 feet in front yards under PAMC 18.40.090, with sight-triangle rules at corners.
Palo Alto Municipal Code section 18.40.090 restricts fences in residential zones to a maximum of 6 feet in height along side and rear property lines. Front-yard fences may not exceed 3 feet if solid or 4 feet if open-work (such as picket or wrought iron with at least 50 percent visible opening). At street-corner intersections, a vision-clearance triangle requires fences no taller than 30 inches within 10 feet of the curb corner to preserve driver sightlines. Fences exceeding 6 feet require a Minor Variance. Tennis-court fences may rise to 10 feet with a permit. Hedges are treated as fences once they exceed these heights and may be ordered trimmed.
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