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

Sec. 120.05.030 opens with a blanket rule: unless otherwise exempt, minor development review approval is required for fences and walls before they go up. Subsection (1) then carves out three exemptions from that development-review requirement, while flagging that a building permit may still be required even for an exempt fence. First, retaining walls under 36 inches in height do not need development review. Second, residential fences, meaning privacy fences built on residential property, are exempt as long as they comply with the height, measurement and material standards spelled out in the rest of this section. Third, fences and walls that a state or federal agency requires, or that the city itself requires for public safety, are exempt regardless of height or design.

Development review is the zoning-side sign-off handled by the designated approving authority; it is separate from a construction permit. Under Sec. 110.02.050(a), any owner intending to construct, erect or install a structure regulated by the building code must first apply to the building official and obtain a permit, and subsection (b) exempts only masonry block walls up to 3 feet and fences up to 7 feet from that building permit requirement, so a taller residential privacy fence exempt from development review can still need a building permit for construction.