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Fences and walls in Barstow

Barstow limits fences to 3½ feet in required front and street side yards (open chain link, 4 feet) and 6 feet in rear yards.

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Key points

  • Fence height: Barstow limits fences to 3½ feet in required front and street side yards (open chain link, 4 feet) and 6 feet in rear yards.

Each rule below links to the section of the Barstow Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Barstow's code says

Barstow code What Barstow's code adds
Height anywhere on the lot
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Fences, hedges and walls in rear yards, on side property lines of interior lots, and on or behind front yard setback lines.
    § 19.06.030 · code text
    Fences, hedges, and walls not to exceed six feet in height shall be permitted except as may be required by this title, on or within all rear yards and side property lines on interior lots and on or to the rear of all front yard setback lines.
Front yard height
  • No more than 3½ feet high.
    Applies: Any required front yard, or side yard next to a street. Open chain link fences may be up to 4 feet.
    § 19.06.030 · code text
    No fence, wall or hedge over 3½ feet shall be permitted in any required front yard or side yard adjacent to a street excepting that an open chain link fence to a height of not more than four feet may be permitted.
  • No more than 4 feet high.
    Applies: Open chain link fences in any required front yard, or side yard next to a street.
    § 19.06.030 · code text
    No fence, wall or hedge over 3½ feet shall be permitted in any required front yard or side yard adjacent to a street excepting that an open chain link fence to a height of not more than four feet may be permitted.
Side and rear yard height
  • Up to 6 feet high.
    Applies: Side yard next to a street on corner lots, only if at least 40 feet from the front property line.
    § 19.06.030 · code text
    A six-foot-high fence, hedge, or wall may be located in the side yard adjacent to a street on corner lots provided that the fence, hedge, or wall is at least 40 feet from the front property line.

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Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Barstow?

Barstow limits fences to 3½ feet in required front and street side yards (open chain link, 4 feet) and 6 feet in rear yards.

General information, not legal advice.

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