San Leandro, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

364, fences, walls and hedges in the Residential, Open Space and Public/Semi-Public Districts top out at seven feet, dropping to three feet in any required front or corner side yard abutting a street. The RO District is more restrictive at six feet, again cut to three feet along a street-facing yard. Corner lots in the RO, RS, RS-40, RS-VP and RD Districts follow a gradient formula starting from the back wall of the house: height can climb one foot for every two and one-half feet the fence sits back from the street side property line, up to six feet in RO and seven feet in RS, RS-40, RS-VP and RD.

The area in front of a stepped corner fence must be landscaped with groundcover, shrubs or small trees and irrigated. In the RS-VP District, solid fencing over three feet is banned outright to protect Bay and hillside views: the three-to-seven-foot zone must be glass or another transparent material so neighbors keep their sightlines. Commercial and Professional Districts allow eight feet, cut to three feet in front or corner side yards, and industrial districts allow eight feet flat. Chain link and corrugated metal are prohibited in residential and commercial zones; approved materials are stone, brick, wood, composite wood, tubular steel, finished concrete or stucco.

148: no obstruction between three and seven feet high within a triangle measured 10 feet from where a driveway crosses the street property line. 408, reviewed by the Zoning Enforcement Official.