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

Pomona treats fence and wall construction as a land-use activity requiring sign-off before work begins. Sec. d requires all new fences and walls, including buffering and screening, to obtain a Ministerial Permit under the procedures in Sec. C, the City's by-right review track. That permit is filed and processed under Sec. 1110 (Application Filing and Processing), decided by the Approving Authority based only on a review of all applicable, objective, written use standards, without discretionary conditions, and is valid for 12 consecutive months, renewable annually if the fence work isn't finished in time.

A denial can be appealed under Sec. 1130. The Code carves out one narrow exception: Sec. e allows a homeowner to replace a legally established fence or wall with the same material along less than 50 percent of its established length without pulling a new fence and wall permit; replacing more than half the length, or switching materials, puts the project back under the permit requirement. Every permitted fence or wall must still meet the design, material and maintenance standards of Sec. c, and any sub-grade footings or foundations must sit fully on-site and at least 3 feet off the street lot line to preserve utility access.

Temporary chain-link fencing around an active construction site is treated separately and may be authorized by the Development Services Director outside the standard permit track.