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Fences and walls in McFarland

McFarland limits fences in R and E zones to 4 ft in the required front yard and 6 ft in rear or side yards.

Key points

  • Fence height: McFarland limits fences in R and E zones to 4 ft in the required front yard and 6 ft in rear or side yards.

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

What McFarland's code says

McFarland code What McFarland's code adds
Corner visibility
  • Fences, walls and hedges can be at most 4 feet tall.
    Applies: In R-1 to R-4, R-S, E to E-7 zones: within 25 feet of reversed corner lot's rear line, between street and key lot's setback line.
    § 17.136.180 · code text
    In the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6 or E-7 zones no fence, wall or hedge located within twenty-five feet of the rear line of a reversed corner lot between the street and the established setback line on the key lot, to the rear, shall exceed a height of four feet.
Front yard height
  • Fences, walls and hedges can be at most 4 feet tall.
    Applies: In the required front yard in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E and E-1 through E-7 zones.
    § 17.136.180 · code text
    In the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6 or E-7 zones no fence, wall or hedge located in the required front yard shall exceed a height of four feet.
Side and rear yard height
  • Fences, walls and hedges can be at most 6 feet tall.
    Applies: In rear or side yards in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E and E-1 through E-7 zones. State-regulated utilities may go higher.
    § 17.136.180 · code text
    In the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6 or E-7 zones no fence, wall or hedge located in the rear or side yards shall exceed a height of six feet; provided, however, that approved public utility uses which are under the jurisdiction of a state agency may be approved to a greater height.
  • Fences, walls and hedges can be at most 6 feet tall.
    Applies: In rear or side yards in the R-1-5 single-family zone. Approved state-regulated public utility uses may go higher.
    § 17.16.160 · code text
    Fences, walls and hedges in the rear or side yards shall not exceed a height of six feet; provided, however, that approved public utility uses which are under the jurisdiction of a state agency may be approved to a greater height.
Permit
  • A city encroachment permit is required.
    Applies: For fences, walls or hedges on or over any city easement or right-of-way.
    § 17.136.180 · code text
    Fences, walls or hedges shall be allowed to be located or encroach upon any city, easement or right-of-way subject to the issuance of a city of McFarland encroachment permit.

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McFarland limits fences in R and E zones to 4 ft in the required front yard and 6 ft in rear or side yards.

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