Pasco, WA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Pasco regulates fence height through its zoning design standards, with limits keyed to which yard the fence sits in. Under PMC 25.180.050, fences, walls and hedges in the front-yard area of residentially zoned, retail-business and office-zoned lots are limited to three and one-half feet. An additional one and one-half feet of material that is at least 85 percent transparent is permitted, for a maximum of five feet, within that front-yard area. Within the side, rear and secondary-front yards of those same lots, the height may go up to six feet. Height between a structure and a street or alley is measured from the street curb or alley grade (except where topography is irregular), while height along a common lot line is measured from the grade at the lot line or the top of any structural retaining wall there. A separate vision-clearance rule caps height at three feet within the sight-distance triangle near intersections. These limits are zoning standards, separate from the building-permit threshold (a permit is generally required only for fences over seven feet). Always confirm the current rule and your zoning district with Pasco Community and Economic Development before building.