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Fences and walls in Laguna Beach

Fences: 4 feet in front yards (3 on corner lots); 6 feet in side and rear yards that stay out of the front yard.

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Key points

  • Fences and walls: Fences: 4 feet in front yards (3 on corner lots); 6 feet in side and rear yards that stay out of the front yard.

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

What Laguna Beach's code says

Laguna Beach code What Laguna Beach's code adds
Corner visibility
  • Hedges can be no higher than 2½ feet.
    Applies: On corner lots, within the intersection corner cutoff area.
    § 25.50.012 · code text
    nor higher than two and one-half feet within an intersection corner cutoff as described in Chapter 11.30.
Front yard height
  • Fences, walls, lattice or screens can be no more than 4 feet tall.
    Applies: Non-corner lot front yards. Decorative posts may be 12 inches higher with design review. Hedges may be taller unless a hedge height claim is upheld.
    § 25.50.012 · code text
    Fences, walls, hedges, latticework or screens not more than four feet in height may be erected, installed or maintained within the front yard,
  • A fence or wall can be no more than 3 feet tall.
    Applies: In the front yard of a corner lot.
    § 25.50.012 · code text
    except that on a corner lot a fence or wall no higher than three feet shall be permitted within the front yard.
Side and rear yard height
  • Fences, walls, hedges, lattice or screens can be no more than 6 feet tall.
    Applies: Side and rear yards of any lot, if they do not extend into the front yard.
    § 25.50.012 · code text
    Fences, walls, hedges, latticework or screens not more than six feet in height may be erected, installed or maintained within the side and rear yards of any lot, provided such fences, walls, hedges, latticework or screens do not project into the front yard.

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How tall can a fence be in Laguna Beach?

Fences: 4 feet in front yards (3 on corner lots); 6 feet in side and rear yards that stay out of the front yard.

General information, not legal advice.

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