Paramount, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 17.44.340 of the Paramount Municipal Code sets the fence rules for every R zone. In a required front yard the ceiling is 42 inches for a wall, fence or hedge. Behind the rear line of the required front yard, a fence, wall or hedge can reach eight feet anywhere on the lot, with two exceptions. Where a lot rears on an alley, the wall, fence or hedge along the rear lot line must contain a gate giving access to the alley. On corner and reverse corner lots with a vehicular entrance from the side street, an area for safety vision clearance must be kept on each side of the driveway, defined by a diagonal line running at an angle of 30 degrees to the edge of the driveway toward the side street property line.

Corner visibility triangle. Section 17.44.290 requires every corner lot and reverse corner lot subject to yard requirements to keep a triangular area whose two sides along the lot front line and the street side line are each 15 feet long, measured from the corner angle. Inside that triangle no tree is allowed, and no fence, shrub or other physical obstruction higher than 42 inches above the established grade is permitted. The same triangle applies to lots in all C and M zones at the intersection of major or secondary thoroughfares, with one exception for a bearing column not wider than 24 inches in any direction.

Conflicting number in R-1. Chapter 17.08, the R-1 single-family chapter, repeats the fence rule at § 17.08.080(F) with a six-foot ceiling behind the required front yard, subject to approval by the Director of Planning. Chapter 17.44 prints eight feet. A homeowner planning a tall fence in an R-1 zone in the City of Paramount should get the Planning Department to confirm which number controls.

Materials. Section 17.44.340(E) bars barbed wire, concertina wire, razor wire, cut glass or other sharp points as a fence or part of a fence, wall or hedge along any property line or within any required side, rear or front yard. Hedges not more than 42 inches high, and shrubs, flowers, plants, trees, mailboxes and ornamental lighting standards, are permitted in any required yard except as § 17.44.290 provides (§ 17.44.350).