Moreno Valley, CA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

070. Two material rules stand out. First, chain link fencing cannot be erected between a primary or accessory structure and a public or private street; the code carves out only two exceptions, chain link used for security at public utility structures and chain link used for temporary needs such as active construction sites, special events or vacant lots. Second, barbed wire and concertina wire are prohibited across the board in these projects, with the single exception of public utility structures, so a mixed-use property cannot top a perimeter wall with barbed or concertina wire the way an industrial yard elsewhere in the city might attempt to.

These material rules sit alongside the project's other fence standards: a six-foot masonry separation wall (reduced to 36 inches in front and street-side setback areas) is required along any property line adjacent to a single-family residential district, and all other perimeter fences and walls are capped at three feet in front and street-side yards and six feet elsewhere. 070, does not itself name barbed wire or chain link; it instead requires 'durable materials' such as masonry, wood pickets, decorative metal rail or decorative block for standard single-family fences, subject to community development director approval of any other material.