Eagle Mountain, UT Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

60 (Landscaping, Buffering, Fencing and Transitioning), opens by stating the standards apply universally to fencing, walls and screens in all zones unless the code specifies otherwise, and that a fence permit or authorization via city site plan approval is required to sanction the placement of a fence, wall or privacy screen. 030. The same subsection tells property owners to install fencing only on their own property and encourages a survey when property lines are unclear. It also fixes how height is measured for permitting purposes: from the finished grade of the property the fence sits on to the top of the fence or wall, or, where a commercial or industrial building or parking pad sits at a higher grade than an abutting residential property, from that higher grade, whichever produces the taller effective screen.

This measurement rule matters for compliance because the chapter's height caps, four feet in residential front yards, six feet along side and rear lines, and up to eight feet in agricultural, commercial and industrial zones, are all applied against the point picked by this rule rather than the lot's original grade. Applicants seeking a fence permit therefore need to identify both their property line and their finished grade before submitting, and any fencing tied to a broader site plan is reviewed and authorized as part of that site plan rather than as a stand-alone fence permit.