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

Section 16-314 addresses fences on public property specifically, not fences on a private lot. It states that no person may erect or maintain a fence or wall within a right-of-way or on real property owned by the city without an encroachment permit issued by the city. Even with a permit, only a fence that is 50 percent or more see-through and no taller than three and one-half feet is allowed, and no fence at all is permitted in the parkway area between the street and the public sidewalk.

The section also defines the legal status of that permit: it is a mere revocable license, not a property right, and the city can revoke it at any time. If the city revokes the permit, the fence owner must remove the fence within 60 days at their own expense. To make sure future buyers know the fence sits on borrowed city land, the fence encroachment license is recorded against the property, giving constructive notice to whoever owns the parcel next. This section is narrower than it sounds: it does not govern a fence built entirely on private property along a residential lot line, which instead falls under the height rules in Sections 16-308 and 16-309, or an ordinary front, side, or rear yard fence that never touches the right-of-way.