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Fences and walls in Beaumont

Beaumont limits fences in residential front yards to 42 inches and fences on side and rear property lines to 6 feet.

Key points

  • Fence height: Beaumont limits fences in residential front yards to 42 inches and fences on side and rear property lines to 6 feet.

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

What Beaumont's code says

Beaumont code What Beaumont's code adds
Corner visibility
  • No more than 42 inches high.
    Applies: Corner lots, inside the area set by a 45-degree angle on both streets through the building corner closest to the intersection.
    § 17.11.080 · code text
    On corner lots, the maximum height shall not exceed three and one-half feet (42 inches) within an area defined on both intersecting street by a 45-degree angle taken through the corner of the building or structure at the point that the structure is closest to the intersection;
  • Hedges no more than 3 feet above the curb level.
    Applies: Hedges at corners of intersecting streets, within 30 feet in any direction from where the property lines meet.
    § 12.20.140 · code text
    Owners or occupants of any corner lot or premises in the City shall keep all hedges, and growth in the nature of hedges, at the corner of intersecting streets, whether on the sidewalk or within the lot or premises, so trimmed that the height thereof shall not exceed three feet above the curb level for a distance of 30 feet measured horizontally in any direction from the point of intersection of the property lines at street corners.
Front yard height
  • No more than 42 inches high.
    Applies: Residential front yards: the required front yard or the area to the front of the house, whichever is greater.
    § 17.11.080 · code text
    Within residential zones, fencing in the front yard areas shall be limited to three and one-half feet (42 inches), either along the front or side property line, in the required front yard, or the closest projection of the front of the residences, whichever is greater;
Side and rear yard height
  • No more than 6 feet high, measured from the ground next to the fence.
    Applies: Fences and walls on side and rear property lines in any zone. Lower limits apply in front yards and corner areas.
    § 17.11.080 · code text
    Fences and walls may be erected on property lines in any zone, with a maximum height of six feet above the ground level immediately abutting the fence at its highest point, with the following exceptions:

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Beaumont limits fences in residential front yards to 42 inches and fences on side and rear property lines to 6 feet.

General information, not legal advice.

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