Orem, UT Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

' (Building Safety Division, 56 North State Street), lists masonry or concrete fences and retaining walls four feet or more high (measured from the bottom of the footing) as work that requires a building permit, while other fences require a fence permit but not a building permit. Material standards appear throughout Chapter 22. Orem City Code 22-8-10(A) requires that outdoor storage of merchandise in commercial and professional office zones be enclosed by a sight-obscuring fence of at least six feet (6 feet) in height, and 22-8-10(F) requires junk, dismantled vehicles and salvaged materials to be enclosed by a sight-obscuring fence.

For required screening of utility boxes near State Street, 22-8-8(B)(6)(a) sets the screening fence or wall at no less than four feet in height and expressly states that chain-link fencing with slats may not be used. The Code does not set a single statewide list of prohibited residential fence materials; under 22-14-19, fences and walls must be of appropriate design and construction. Utah's adopted State Construction and Fire Code (Orem City Code 7-1-1) governs structural and material standards for masonry and tall fences.