Fences and walls in Delano: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Delano 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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Front yard height	Walls and fences can be at most 40 inches tall. Applies: Residential districts: any required front yard, or the street side yard of a reversed corner lot. § 20.10.90 · code text In any required front yard or street side yard of a reversed corner lot, a wall or fence shall not exceed forty inches in height.
Side and rear yard height	Fences can be at most 6 feet tall, measured from the adjacent grade. Applies: Residential districts: interior side, rear or street side yards; not the required front yard or street side yard of a reverse corner lot. § 20.10.90 · code text A fence or fence wall not more than six feet in height, as measured from the adjacent grade on the same parcel may be maintained along any interior side yard, rear yard or street side yard Fences can be up to 8 feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. Applies: Residential lots next to a sidewalk whose final grade is at least 2 feet above the sidewalk, with the required landscaping. § 20.10.90 · code text that portion of section 20.10.90.1.b, above which provides for a six-foot high fence may be increased to a maximum height of eight feet above the grade of the adjacent sidewalk

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Delano limits residential fences to 40 inches in a required front yard and 6 feet in interior side and rear yards.

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