Tulare Municipal Code § 10.16.160 caps fences at 4 feet in the required front yard (and street-side yard of corner lots) and 7 feet in side/rear yards. Walls taller than 7 feet require Planning Commission approval, typically only granted to mitigate noise impacts identified in the Tulare General Plan.
Per Tulare Municipal Code § 10.16.160 (Screening, fences, and walls), fences, walls, and hedges may not exceed 4 feet in a required front yard or in the street side yard of a corner lot — and the top 1 foot of any front-yard fence must be see-through material (such as wrought iron). In any rear or side yard outside the required front yard, the cap is 7 feet. Walls along arterial and collector streets must be installed and maintained between 6 and 7 feet. Walls greater than 7 feet may be permitted only if approved by the Planning Commission to mitigate noise impacts identified in the Tulare General Plan. On corner lots, a separate visibility triangle (§ 10.32.060) limits fence height to 4 feet within a right triangle whose right-angle sides measure 25 feet from the street corner. All fencing over 7 feet requires engineered post footings and a building permit from the Tulare Building Division.
Building without a permit when one is required, or exceeding the 4-foot front-yard or 7-foot side/rear-yard caps, is a zoning violation enforced by Community Development. Typical remedies include a stop-work notice, a requirement to lower the fence to code, and administrative citations under the Municipal Code.
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