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

Section 18.84.090(G) is Pleasanton's permit gate for over-height fences: any fence, wall or hedge taller than six feet but not more than eight feet in a required side or rear yard needs the zoning administrator's approval before it can go up. Fences at or under six feet in a side or rear yard, and front-yard fences within the 30-inch solid or 42-inch open limits of Section 18.84.080, do not go through this process; it applies specifically to the extra two feet of height above the standard six-foot allowance.

The application has to go to the zoning administrator and is automatically subject to design review. The administrator can require mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet of the site, and if notice goes out, the application can be escalated to a zoning administrator hearing. At that hearing, the administrator can approve, conditionally approve or deny the fence, but has to find that it conforms to the objectives of Title 18, helps provide privacy, sound attenuation or protection from neighboring annoyances, and does not significantly harm the aesthetics or safety of the neighborhood or block light and air to affected properties. A denial or condition can be appealed to the planning commission.

The same subsection also lets outdoor storage fencing in the C-S, C-A, I-P and I-G districts reach eight feet with barbed wire on the top two feet, again subject to zoning administrator permission, which can be denied if the fencing's appearance conflicts with the purposes of Title 18 or would harm public health or welfare.