Manteca, CA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Prohibited Fencing Materials. Unless approved as a condition of approval or in conjunction with another entitlement, walls or fences of sheet or corrugated iron, sheet steel, concertina wire, or sheer aluminum are prohibited. Barbed wire fencing shall not be constructed or placed on top of a fence except where properly used for agricultural, open space, or industrial uses. Electrified fencing is prohibited in all residential and commercial zones, unless Approval Findings can be made in accordance with Section 17.10.110.D. Electrified fencing shall be allowed in CM (Commercial Manufacturing), BIP (Business Industrial Park), M1 (Light Industrial) and M2 (Heavy Industrial) zones. If adjacent to any residential use, electrified fencing shall not exceed seven feet in height or the height of the existing adjacent fence, whichever is lower, within the required landscape buffer separating the commercial or industrial use and the residential use. Electrified fencing is hereby defined as a fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence, including electrified security fences as defined within State Civil Code, Section 835 and electrified fence within the State Food and Agricultural Code, Section 17151.

C. Maintenance. Fences and walls shall be continuously maintained in an orderly and good condition, at no more than their maximum allowed height.