West Covina, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 26-76(a) governs fences and walls within the required front setback, street side yard, or the rear yard of a through lot with street access. These street-fronting fences and fence/wall combinations cannot exceed 6 feet, and must be designed at least 70 percent open above 42 inches unless the lot is a street-fronting side or rear yard where no neighboring home faces the same street, in which case a solid wall is allowed. Pilasters or columns up to 18 inches wide can be worked into the design without breaking the openness requirement.

Inside the sight triangle areas defined in Section 26-67, walls, fences, hedges and trees cannot exceed 36 inches. Along streets designated as principal or minor arterials on the master plan of streets and highways, fences on the side and rear property lines can go up to 8 feet if they still meet the openness standard. Light fixtures may sit atop street-fronting fencing up to a combined 6-foot-6-inch height, capped at 1,600 lumens. Section 26-76(b) covers side and rear yard fences outside the street-facing zones: a freestanding fence or wall between two single-family residential properties or between two multi-family properties, or along a major arterial, tops out at 7 feet; between a residential and a commercial property, or between two commercial properties, the limit rises to 8 feet.

Hedges carry no height cap under Section 26-76(c) except within the required front yard, where they follow the fence and wall standards, and everywhere they must respect the sight triangle limits.