Yucaipa, CA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence height in the City of Yucaipa comes from row (o) of the table in Development Code Section 87.0510. It treats fences, screening, safety guard rails, walls and dense hedges along property lines as Allowed in every yard, then caps the height by district group. The table prints three value columns: front and street side yards and courts, interior side yards, and rear yard. Industrial land use districts get 6 feet maximum height in the front and street side column and 10 feet maximum height in the interior side and rear columns.

Commercial land use districts get 4 feet at the front and street side and 10 feet at the interior side and rear. All other land use districts get 4 feet at the front and street side and 6 feet at the interior side and rear. Fence heights above these standards need an approved Conditional Use Permit or Variance, or must be required by the City for reasons of the health and safety of the general public. In the RC and RL districts, open fences can reach a maximum of five feet in the front yard and street side yards.

Corner and driveway visibility is a separate hard limit in Section 87.0815. At 90-degree intersections of public rights-of-way and private driveways, no walls or fences are allowed within a Clear Sight Triangle, and the only man-made obstruction permitted is no more than two posts or columns, each no wider than twelve inches. The triangle legs are measured 30 feet from a roadway intersection and 10 feet from a private driveway or alley intersection. Parking lots carry their own fence rule in Section 87.0610(a)(4): a nonresidential parking area abutting a residential district needs a solid fence or masonry wall six feet high, dropping to four feet from the front property line back to a depth equal to the required front yard on the abutting residential property.