Prescott Valley, AZ Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 13-07-090(D) sets maximum heights for fences, walls, screen walls, hedges and shrubbery, subject to the sight visibility triangle requirement of § 13-07-120. On a residentially zoned lot the limit is four feet in the front yard and six feet in side or rear yards. On commercially zoned lots it is six feet along the front lot line and along the side lot lines to the face of the nearest building, and eight feet behind the face of the nearest building and along the rear lot line. On industrially zoned lots it is eight feet.

Corner lots get their own rule. A fence or freestanding wall on the exterior side lot line of a corner lot, or between that line and the required exterior side setback line, cannot exceed four feet. Exterior side fences outside the required exterior side setback area can reach six feet. On corner lots in a PD zone, a fence or wall in the setback area can be six feet as long as it is not closer than ten feet to the back of the adjacent curb.

Height is measured as the vertical distance from the finished grade on the higher side to the top of the fence. A freestanding wall cannot differ by more than one foot in height from one side to the other; if topography requires more, a retaining wall must be installed and set back at least five feet. Decorative gates and entrance ways can reach a maximum of nine feet if their width does not exceed 25% of the lineal footage of the attached fence or wall along that property line.

Section 13-07-120 fixes the triangles. At street intersections the triangle is formed by the right-of-way lines at 33 feet from their intersection. At driveways it is formed by the edge of the driveway and the street right-of-way at ten feet from their intersection. Inside the triangle, nothing other than a post, column or tree not exceeding one foot in diameter can obstruct vision between three feet and ten feet in height.