Victorville, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Sec. 080 sets the citywide backstop for fence and wall height. In yard areas abutting a public right-of-way, height is measured from the lowest finished ground level abutting the fence, and no fence, wall, or hedge may exceed eight feet unless a stepped design under Figure 24-2 is used or the Planning Commission approves an exception. In yard areas not abutting a right-of-way, height is measured from the highest finished ground level, with the same eight-foot ceiling. Table 8-2 under Sec. 020 sets the specific residential district numbers beneath that ceiling: the front-yard fence/wall allowance is listed as 0 feet, subject to footnote (9), while rear and side yard fences are capped at seven feet in AE, S-R, R-1, MDR, and R-MPD, and six feet in R-2, R-3, and R-4 under footnote (3).

Footnote (3) lets the Zoning Administrator approve a fence up to the full eight-foot citywide maximum where there is documented evidence of a security problem exceeding what nearby properties face, or where the development sits adjacent to public property. Footnote (9) allows decorative garden walls, fences, railings, pilasters, and retaining walls that do not enclose the front yard to reach three feet, four feet for pilasters, with lots of a half-acre or larger permitted enclosure fencing up to four feet in the front yard. Sec.

090(6) separately allows a front-yard fence over four feet where it does not interfere with sight distance from a public right-of-way or driveway, subject to a Minor Deviation approval.