Fence Regulations in Arizona (2026)

Avondale caps front-yard fences and walls at 3 feet 6 inches, with a possible increase to 6 feet if the design…

Under Buckeye Development Code Section 5.4.6, single-family front fences/walls (between the home and front line) may…

Chandler caps residential front-yard fences at three feet and side/rear fences at seven feet, and bans any obstruction…

Coconino County caps a solid wall or fence at 3 feet in the required Front or Street Side Setback, though a fence that…

Every fence, screen wall and retaining wall in Gilbert has to stay safe, structurally sound and free of blight under…

Glendale caps fences at six feet in side and rear yards and three feet in front yards, with taller decorative columns…

Goodyear caps residential fences and walls at three feet in the required front yard and six feet in side and rear…

Maricopa caps residential fences at three and a half feet in front yards, six feet on interior side and rear lines, and…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, front-yard fences cap at 8 feet with 80% see-through required above 3 feet 6 inches…

Mesa caps front-yard fences at 3.5 feet (4.5 feet if the top 1.5 feet is see-through) in residential and agricultural…

Zoning Code Ch. 23 requires fences in good repair, prohibits barbed and razor wire in residential zones, and restricts…

Peoria caps residential front-yard fences and walls at three feet and side or rear yard fences at seven feet under…

Phoenix requires building permits for most fences. Fences up to 6 feet require a permit demonstrating zoning…

Pima County Zoning Code Chapter 18.67 regulates fences and walls in unincorporated areas. Front-yard walls max 3 feet…

Unincorporated Pinal County caps corner-lot fences at 24 inches inside the sight visibility triangle, but lets…

Queen Creek caps residential fences at six feet along side and rear lines and on any part of the lot outside the…

Sahuarita lets property owners build perimeter walls and fences up to six feet tall without meeting the zone's yard…

In Scottsdale's R1-190 single-family district, walls, fences and hedges can rise 8 feet by right along the property…

Sedona caps fences and walls at four feet in most front setback areas and six feet along side and rear lot lines, with…

Surprise regulates fences through its zoning code with height limits varying by yard location. Front yard fences are…

Tempe limits a front-yard fence or wall to 4 feet, rear and side yard walls to 10 feet, 8 feet for single-family homes…

Tucson caps walls and fences within a required perimeter yard at six feet under UDC Section 6.6.2.I, with a conditional…

Yavapai County caps solid fences and walls at four feet in front yards and six feet in side or rear yards on…

Yuma limits fences and walls to three feet in a required front yard setback under City Code § 154-15.06(A), while…

Every wall or fence in Avondale goes through development plan review, but a building permit only kicks in once the…

Buckeye requires a building permit for fences and non-retaining walls over 3 feet tall, including adding height, adding…

Chandler's Zoning Code sets no blanket fence permit trigger, but a nonresidential wall or fence over six feet built…

Any wall or fence project in unincorporated Coconino County goes through Building, Environmental Quality, and…

Glendale exempts most fences from needing a building permit, but only up to seven feet high. Section 9-17's amendment…

Goodyear requires a building permit before installing any fence or freestanding wall over six feet tall. Fences and…

Maricopa caps residential fences at 3.5 feet in front and street-side yards and 6 feet in side and rear yards; taller…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, a building permit is required for fences or walls over six feet tall, retaining…

Mesa doesn't require a building permit for fences up to six feet high on property zoned for single-residence use under…

Peoria requires a permit before anyone builds a fence or wall taller than seven feet anywhere in the city, and a…

A Phoenix building permit is not required for fences 3 feet or less in height, or retaining walls 3 feet or less…

In unincorporated Pima County, erecting or altering a fence requires a zoning use permit even when no building permit…

In unincorporated Pinal County, fences and wall-type fences six feet or less in side/rear setbacks do not require a…

Queen Creek requires a fence permit from the Planning Administrator before a fence is erected, unless the work already…

Scottsdale only exempts fences from a building permit if they stand 3 feet or less. Under City Code § 31-5, amending…

A freestanding fence or wall up to 30 inches high is exempt from a Sedona building permit as long as it isn't in a…

Before building any fence or wall in Surprise, owners must secure a building permit under LDO Chapter 105 and comply…

Tempe caps front-yard walls and fences at 4 feet (6 feet with a use permit) and rear/side yard walls at 10 feet, 8 feet…

Tucson's Unified Development Code caps a wall or fence in a perimeter yard at six feet, and allows up to ten feet only…

Unincorporated Yavapai County requires a Zoning Clearance for most fences under Planning and Zoning Ordinance Section…

Arizona is an open-range state. Under A.R.S. 3-1427, a landowner cannot recover for damage caused by a neighbor's…

A worn-out wall or fence sitting on a Gilbert property line can stay put if it's well maintained, but rebuilding it to…

Goodyear's Zoning Ordinance keeps fences on the builder's own property unless the adjoining owner agrees in writing to…

A Peoria fence or wall has to sit entirely on the builder's own property unless the neighbor signs a written agreement…

Surprise's zoning code normally requires accessory structures, including fencing, to sit at least five feet from…

Avondale's zoning code treats a retaining wall as a type of fence, so it falls under the same height caps: 3'6" in a…

Buckeye's Development Code caps retaining wall height at 12 feet and requires walls over six feet along a public…

Chandler's Property Maintenance Ordinance treats retaining walls the same as fences and screen walls: they must stay…

Gilbert's Land Development Code bars retaining walls from reading as a single flat surface and caps them at the base…

Glendale treats any wall holding back eighteen inches of earth or more as a retaining wall subject to City Engineer…

Every retaining wall in Goodyear needs a building permit, regardless of height. The city deleted the International…

A retaining wall in Maricopa can't rise higher than the freestanding wall limit that applies to its zoning district and…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, retaining walls outside the main building envelope can't exceed 8 feet, and any…

Peoria treats a retaining wall as a code-regulated structure once it crosses set height thresholds. Under Section…

Phoenix requires a permit for any retaining wall over 3 feet (top of footing to top of wall), and for 3-foot-or-less…

In unincorporated Pima County's Hillside Development Overlay Zone, retaining walls facing a street are capped at 6 feet…

In unincorporated Pinal County, retaining walls over four feet in height measured from the bottom of the footing…

Queen Creek's adopted Building Code exempts a retaining wall from a building permit only if it stands 4 feet or less…

Sahuarita's grading code defines any wall holding back earth at two feet or more in height as a regulated 'retaining…

Scottsdale exempts retaining walls from a building permit only if they are 3 feet or less and do not redirect…

Sedona caps retaining wall height at 16 feet from natural grade to the top of the wall, whether the wall holds back a…

In Surprise's hillside development areas, combined cut and fill, whether retained by a wall or not, is capped at 10…

Tempe exempts a retaining wall from a building permit only if it is 4 feet or less, measured from the bottom of the…

In Tucson, a wall or fence built on top of a retaining wall within a side or rear perimeter yard can rise no more than…

Yavapai County exempts retaining walls up to four feet from footing to top from a building permit, but Section [A]105.2…

Goodyear bans barbed wire and electric fences everywhere in the city unless zoning specifically allows them, under City…

Maricopa City Code § 9.30.010 makes it unlawful to erect or maintain an electric fence, or any fence built wholly or…

Scottsdale outlaws barbed wire, razor wire, razor ribbon, concertina wire and electrified fencing on residential land…

Surprise's Land Development Ordinance bans chain link, razor wire, barbed wire, and electrified wire fencing citywide…

Avondale bans electric fences and razor wire on private property citywide, allowing barbed wire only to contain…

Buckeye outlaws electric fences and barbed or razor wire citywide, allowing only limited barbed-wire toppers on…

Coconino County's Zoning Ordinance bars barbed wire and electrified fencing everywhere except Industrial-zoned…

Barbed wire is banned everywhere in Peoria except on General Agriculture and Suburban Ranch zoned lots, temporary…

Sahuarita restricts barbed wire fencing in rural and residential zones to livestock and poultry containment under Town…

Chandler bars wood as the primary fencing material along a new residential lot's street or alley frontage and prohibits…

Gilbert's Land Development Code specifies acceptable fence materials. Block walls, wrought iron, and vinyl are…

Glendale bans barbed wire below six feet high within ten feet of a street, sidewalk or roadway right-of-way, and bans…

Unincorporated Maricopa County bans concertina wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing below eight feet, and requires…

Mesa prohibits electric fences and fences fitted with glass, nails or other injury-causing attachments citywide, and…

Under Phoenix Zoning Ordinance Section 507 Tab A, chain link with plastic or metal slats, sheeting, non-decorative…

In unincorporated Pima County, barbed wire fencing is restricted in rural and residential zones to containment of…

Pinal County permits standard fence materials, wood, block, wrought iron, pipe rail, subject to the front-yard…

Queen Creek's Zoning Ordinance bans barbed wire, wire mesh and chain link fencing outright in every zoning district…

Sedona's Land Development Code prohibits razor wire, highly reflective corrugated metal, unfinished concrete block…

Where Tucson's UDC requires a screen, mainly multifamily developments of five or more units and nonresidential sites…