Fences and walls in Chino: the local rules

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

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Corner visibility	Nothing higher than 3 feet above the nearest street pavement, or the traveled roadway if there is no pavement. Applies: Walls, fences, obstacles, mature landscaping or objects in visibility areas. § 20.10.080 · code text There shall not be visual obstruction in the form of any wall, fence, obstacle, mature landscaping, or object allowed, installed, set out, or maintained, which exceeds a height of three feet above the nearest street pavement surface or, if there is no pavement, the existing traveled roadway;
Height anywhere on the lot	Up to 10 feet for security walls and fences. Applies: Residential security walls and fences. Above 6 feet, the wall must be the minimum height needed for security, as the Director decides. § 20.10.080 · code text Security \| 10 feet; however walls/fences in excess of 6 feet in height shall be the minimum height necessary to ensure the security of a property, as determined by the Director of Community Development.
Front yard height	No more than 3 feet in the required front yard. Applies: Required front yard of a residential property. A 4-foot fence is allowed if it lets through at least 90% of light. § 20.10.080 · code text Within any required front yard \| 3 feet, except a 4-foot high fence is permitted, provided the fence is capable of emitting at least 90% of light, as measured by a reputable light meter. Up to 4 feet in the required front yard. Applies: Residential property, only for a fence that lets through at least 90% of light, measured by a light meter. § 20.10.080 · code text Within any required front yard \| 3 feet, except a 4-foot high fence is permitted, provided the fence is capable of emitting at least 90% of light, as measured by a reputable light meter. Solid pilasters may be 4 feet high. Applies: Solid pilasters in the required front yard of a residential property. § 20.10.080 · code text Solid pilasters may be 4 feet high.
Side and rear yard height	No more than 6 feet along the property line. Applies: Interior side or rear property line. The Director may allow more for security, noise reduction or different grades if both adjoining owners agree. § 20.10.080 · code text Property Line \| 6 feet; however, the Director of Community Development may permit a wall in excess of 6 feet in height along an interior side or rear property line if additional height is requested for security, noise attenuation, or to achieve at least 6 feet for both properties where the adjoining properties have different grades.

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Front-yard fences are limited to 3 feet, or 4 feet if they let through at least 90% of light; side and rear, 6 feet.

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