Mesa County, CO Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

03 of the 2020 Land Development Code (amended April 23, 2024) governs every fence and wall in unincorporated Mesa County. Subsection A sets height measurement rules: fence height is measured from the ground the fence sits on, and grade cannot be altered just to gain height, though pillars and other supports may exceed the maximum fence height by up to one foot at intervals no closer than eight feet apart. c separately requires a building permit from the Building Department for any fence or wall, regardless of height.

2 lists the banned materials: glass, bottles, cans, machinery parts or appliances, tires, razor wire, concertina wire, and unconventional salvaged materials. Electric fencing is carved out as an exception, but only to contain large animals, meaning it cannot be used as a general residential security or privacy fence. 3 protects agricultural fencing built from field stone or woody vegetation cleared from the same property, and from antique wagon or farm-machinery wheels. 4 lets the Planning Director approve other alternative materials case by case. Nonresidential and multi-family screening fences must be at least 95 percent opaque under Subsection C, and cloth or plastic mesh cannot count as screening.

Subsection D makes every fence owner responsible for keeping the fence in good repair, and puts maintenance of fences in subdivision common areas on the homeowners' association.