Fences and walls in El Segundo: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the El Segundo 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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Height anywhere on the lot	A wall or fence up to 42 inches high. Applies: Residential zones; allowed on any part of a lot. § 15-2-4 · code text A wall or fence 42 inches in height may be located on any part of a lot. A wall or fence up to 6 feet high. Applies: Residential zones; interior or corner lot, anywhere behind the required front yard. § 15-2-4 · code text On an interior or corner lot, a wall or fence up to six feet in height may be located anywhere on the lot behind the required front yard. A wall or fence up to 6 feet high. Applies: Residential zones; reversed corner lot, behind the required front yard, but not in the required triangular open area. § 15-2-4 · code text On a reversed corner lot, a wall or fence up to six feet in height may be maintained anywhere on the lot behind the required front yard except within the required triangular open area at the rear constituting a part of the required side yard of the street side. A wall or fence up to 8 feet high may be allowed. Applies: Residential zones; only with an approved adjustment. § 15-2-4 · code text A wall or fence up to eight feet in height may be allowed in residential zones subject to the approval of an adjustment, pursuant to chapters 22 and 23 of this title.
Front yard height	No higher than 42 inches. Applies: Residential zones; a wall or fence in the required front yard. Up to 6 feet is allowed only behind it. § 15-2-4 · code text A wall or fence 42 inches in height may be located on any part of a lot. No higher than 3 feet. Applies: Residential zones; a retaining wall that protects a cut slope in a required front or street side setback. § 15-2-4 · code text A retaining wall that protects a cut slope located in a required front or streetside setback is limited to three feet in height. A 6-inch wall or fence may be built on top of the retaining wall. Applies: Residential zones; required front setback, on a wall retaining no more than 3 feet. No openwork fence over 42 inches total height. § 15-2-4 · code text In a required front setback, a six-inch wall or fence may be erected on top of a wall which retains a maximum of three feet.
Side and rear yard height	No more than 6 feet 6 inches in total. Applies: Residential zones; side or rear setback. Includes a required openwork fence or guardrail on top of a retaining wall. § 15-2-4 · code text However, the maximum height of the fence and/or wall including a required openwork fence or guardrail is limited to six feet six inches.

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El Segundo limits residential fences to 42 inches in the required front yard and 6 feet behind it.

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