Whittier, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

050. That table carves out a specific row for a "Swimming Pool Enclosure: Non-view Obscuring Fence" in both the Interior Side Yard Setback and Rear Yard Setback categories, each setting the maximum height at six feet with no required setback from the property line. This six-foot pool enclosure height sits above the table's general baseline for those same yard areas, which otherwise caps an ordinary fence, wall, or retaining wall at six feet as well, so the pool enclosure standard effectively confirms that a pool barrier can be built to the full six-foot height allowed in those yards without pulling back from the lot line.

The table applies this pool-enclosure standard specifically to the interior side and rear yards; a pool enclosure fence facing the front yard, street side yard, or a corner lot instead falls under the front-yard and corner-lot rows of the same table, which set lower height limits tied to lot width and vision-clearance requirements at driveways and alleys.