Weber County, UT Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Section 108-7-3 spells out where a land use and building permit is actually required for a fence. The section's standard height tiers, four feet anywhere on a lot and six feet outside required setbacks, are described only in terms of where such a fence may be located, with no separate permitting clause attached to them. The permit requirement is written into the specific allowance for tennis or sport court fencing: that fencing can go up to 12 feet high, well beyond the ordinary six-foot cap, but only if it also meets every required setback that applies to an accessory building in that zone, and only after the owner obtains both a land use permit and a building permit for the fence.

That pairing matters because a 12-foot fence is treated more like a structure than ordinary yard fencing, triggering the same permitting track as an accessory building rather than the lighter review a standard fence gets. The same section carves out fences that state law separately requires around public utility subdivisions and public schools, which are not subject to these local height and permit provisions at all. Weber County's Planning Division administers this permit process, and a fence built above the permitted height without going through it is treated as noncompliant construction rather than a routine height violation, exposing the owner to the same code enforcement track as any other unpermitted land use. This section was last amended countywide under Ordinance 2026-09, effective May 26, 2026.