Anaheim, CA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Anaheim's default front-yard fence height limit is strict: under Municipal Code Sec. 060, fences, walls, hedges and berms in a required front yard or a corner-lot street side setback cannot exceed three feet. 0604 carves out a narrow permit path for a specific, real-world problem, arterial-street noise, by letting eligible single-family lots build taller sound attenuation fencing without a variance. The exception applies in all zones except RM-1, only to single-family residences abutting a major highway, scenic expressway, or primary arterial highway as designated on the General Plan, and only where the lot has alley access with no driveway fronting the arterial.

62 (Administrative Reviews), the city's streamlined discretionary permit track for site-specific zoning exceptions. That review carries its own conditions layered on top of the base approval: walls, fences or screen planting over three feet at street intersections must separately clear a City Traffic and Transportation Manager review for line-of-sight visibility, and the applicant must provide a three-foot-wide landscaped strip between the new fence and the public right-of-way, planted with clinging vines specifically to deter graffiti. This is a genuine permit gate, not a by-right allowance: an eligible homeowner cannot simply pour a six-foot wall along an arterial without first securing Administrative Review sign-off, and the Planning Department can reject or condition the application based on the traffic-visibility and landscaping findings built into the subsection.