Shreveport, LA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Front yard, solid fence
- 3 feet maximum
- Front yard, open fence
- 6 feet maximum
- Corner/reverse corner side
- 6 feet, up to 8 on slope
- Interior side and rear yard
- 8 feet, any type
- Sight triangle
- No solid fence allowed
Summary
Residential fence height in Shreveport depends on the yard and the fence type. Solid fences are capped at 3 feet in the front yard and 6 feet on corner and reverse-corner sides, open fences can reach 6 feet up front, and side and rear fences top out at 8 feet, with a sight-triangle ban on any solid fence.
a.Fence Height in Residential Districtsi.In the front, corner side, and reverse corner side yards, an open fence is permitted up to a maximum height of six feet. Any other type of fence (any non-open fence), wall, or hedge is permitted in the front yard but is limited to a maximum height of three feet.ii.Any other type of fence (any non-open fence), wall, or hedge is permitted in the corner side, and reverse corner side yards, but is limited to a maximum height of six feet. The height of the fence may exceed six feet to maintain an even fence line only when grade decreases from the highest grade where the fence is to be installed, and in no case shall the total fence height exceed eight feet.iii.In the interior side and rear yards, a fence of any type, wall, or hedge is permitted up to a maximum height of eight feet.iv.No solid fence permitted or required by this Article, or other sections of this Code, shall be built within the sight triangle, as identified in Subsection 7.1.E of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 85 Update 1 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
a sets Shreveport's residential fence-height table. In the front, corner side, and reverse corner side yards, an open fence (one that is not solid) may reach six feet, but any non-open fence, wall, or hedge in the front yard is capped at three feet, keeping sightlines clear along the street. That same non-open fence, wall, or hedge is allowed up to six feet in the corner side and reverse corner side yards, and the code even allows it to run higher than six feet to keep an even fence line where the ground slopes, but never past a total of eight feet regardless of grade.
In the interior side and rear yards, any type of fence, wall, or hedge, solid or open, may go up to eight feet, the most permissive category in the table. E, which caps structures and plantings there at three feet so drivers can see cross-traffic at intersections and driveways. b, with open front fences capped at six feet (unless landscape and screening rules in Article 10 say otherwise) and side/rear fences at eight feet, plus a special allowance for C-UC, C-UV, and D-1 districts with a build-to line to run a solid fence up to six feet at the front.
Violations & Fines
A fence built taller than these limits is cited through the city's zoning code-enforcement process as a UDC dimensional violation; the property owner is required to lower or remove the noncompliant section, and a fence built into the sight triangle can be ordered removed outright as a traffic-visibility hazard regardless of its height. Continued noncompliance after a correction notice exposes the owner to civil citations under the same enforcement track used for other unpermitted or oversized accessory structures.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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