San Jacinto, CA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Section 17.315.070(A)(4) lists three prohibited materials in all zones. Barbed, razor wire or similar wire cannot be part of a fence except where the Director approves it for an industrial or agricultural use, and approved wire cannot be placed where it is visible from any facing street or right-of-way. Electrified fencing or wires are prohibited along the property lines of a parcel in any land use zoning district, whether on a fence, wall, roof, hedge, or by itself, unless a City, county, state, or federal law or regulation requires them or they are a condition of approval; inside a parcel they are allowed only if buffered from other properties by a separate barrier. Chain link that contains slats or is covered in tarps or other materials is prohibited, except temporary construction screening under a valid building permit.

Residential zones add more limits under § 17.315.070(B). A fence or wall visible from the street side, including street side yard returns, must be solid decorative material such as brick, concrete, masonry or stucco, and wood is prohibited except as a decorative element with wrought iron. Interior side yard returns use solid decorative materials, vinyl, wrought iron or similar materials, again without wood. Front setback fences use block, wrought iron, a block and iron combination, picket, or split rail, and picket and split rail must be maintained so as to appear new. Chain-link is allowed only where the predominant material is already chain-link and the Director approves.

Wood fences, where allowed, use pressure treated Douglas Fir boards at least one inch by six inches, two coats of exterior paint or oil base stain, and 2 1/2-inch tubular steel posts set eight feet on centers in an eighteen-inch by ten-inch concrete footing. In nonresidential zones, wood fences are prohibited, and chain-link is prohibited unless fully screened from the public right-of-way.