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Fences and walls in Marysville

City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in front yards and corner-lot street side yards are limited to 3.5 ft. City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in the rear yard of any lot are limited to 6 ft. City rule: in the same districts, fences in interior rear or interior side yards, up to the front yard, are limited to 7 ft.

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Key points

  • Front fences: City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in front yards and corner-lot street side yards are limited to 3.5 ft.
  • Rear fences: City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in the rear yard of any lot are limited to 6 ft.
  • Interior yards: City rule: in the same districts, fences in interior rear or interior side yards, up to the front yard, are limited to 7 ft.

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

What Marysville's code says

Marysville code What Marysville's code adds
Front yard height
  • Fences can be at most 3.5 feet tall.
    Applies: In residential (R) and Downtown Specific Plan residential mixed-use districts, in the front yard and the street side yard of corner lots.
    § 18.84.070 · code text
    Fences in all residential (R) districts or residential mixed-use districts in the Downtown Specific Plan shall not exceed three and one-half feet in height within the front yard and within the street side yard of corner lots.
Side and rear yard height
  • Fences can be at most 6 feet tall.
    Applies: In residential (R) and Downtown Specific Plan residential mixed-use districts, in the rear yard of any lot.
    § 18.84.070 · code text
    Fences in all residential (R) districts or residential mixed-use districts in the Downtown Specific Plan shall not exceed six feet in height in the rear yard of any lot or seven feet in height in any interior rear yard or interior side yard up to the front yard for the property.
  • Fences can be at most 7 feet tall.
    Applies: In R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, in any interior rear yard or interior side yard up to the front yard.
    § 18.84.070 · code text
    Fences in all residential (R) districts or residential mixed-use districts in the Downtown Specific Plan shall not exceed six feet in height in the rear yard of any lot or seven feet in height in any interior rear yard or interior side yard up to the front yard for the property.

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Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Marysville?

City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in front yards and corner-lot street side yards are limited to 3.5 ft. City rule: in R and Downtown residential mixed-use districts, fences in the rear yard of any lot are limited to 6 ft. City rule: in the same districts, fences in interior rear or interior side yards, up to the front yard, are limited to 7 ft.

General information, not legal advice.

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