Redding, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

180(A)(1) sets Redding's residential fence heights by location on the lot. A fence or wall inside a required front-yard setback, or within ten feet of the property line in a required street-side setback, is limited to three feet. Everywhere else on a residential lot the general cap is six feet, except along an interior side- or rear-yard that does not front a public right-of-way, where the fence may reach seven feet provided any attachments match the fence's architecture and materials. Fence height on sloped or terraced lots is measured from the grade on the uphill side.

Legal, nonconforming fences that predate the current limits may still be repaired or replaced. Walls or fences imposed as a condition of a site development permit, parcel map or subdivision approval can exceed both the height cap and the underlying setback if the approved conditions require it. 180(B) sets a six-foot general cap, with the director authorized to allow more height for screening, security or topography reasons; anything above six feet outside that administrative allowance needs a site development permit. Barbed wire, razor wire and electric fencing are prohibited in all residential districts unless the director finds the fencing necessary for security or animal containment, while in nonresidential districts barbed wire must sit at least twenty-five feet from any right-of-way and razor wire at least fifty feet, with barbed or razor wire allowed to add up to eighteen inches above the underlying height limit. 140, separately bars fences and vegetation above three feet within the sight triangle at street intersections.