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Fences and walls in Perris

Residential front yards: fences at most 5 feet, with the part over 3 feet at least 50 percent open; behind it, 6 feet.

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Key points

  • Fence heights: Residential front yards: fences at most 5 feet, with the part over 3 feet at least 50 percent open; behind it, 6 feet.

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

What Perris's code says

Perris code What Perris's code adds
Height anywhere on the lot
  • Walls, fences or hedges 3 feet high or less may go on any part of the lot.
    Applies: Residential zones.
    § 19.02.040 · code text
    A wall, fence or hedge three feet in height or less may be located and maintained on any part of a lot.
Front yard height
  • Up to 5 feet high, if the part over 3 feet is at least 50% open.
    Applies: Front yards in residential zones.
    § 19.02.040 · code text
    A wall or fence up to five feet in height is allowed within the front yard of any residential zone provided that portion over three feet in height is at least 50 percent open.
Side and rear yard height
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Residential interior or corner lots, anywhere behind the required front yard.
    § 19.02.040 · code text
    On an interior or corner lot a wall, fence or hedge not more than six feet in height may be located anywhere on the lot to the rear of the required front yard.
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Residential reversed corner lots behind the required front yard, except in the required triangular open area of the side street yard.
    § 19.02.040 · code text
    On a reversed corner lot a wall, fence, or hedge not more than six feet in height may be maintained anywhere on the lot to the rear of the required front yard except within the required triangular open area at the rear constituting a part to the required side yard of the side street side.
  • A 6-foot decorative block wall is required.
    Applies: Residential reversed corner lots and lots with side or rear yards along streets, to the rear line of the required yard.
    § 19.02.040 · code text
    All reversed corner lots, and lots with side or rear yards that front along public streets, shall provide decorative block wall fencing six feet in height, to the rear line of the required side and/or rear yard.

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How tall can a fence be in Perris?

Residential front yards: fences at most 5 feet, with the part over 3 feet at least 50 percent open; behind it, 6 feet.

General information, not legal advice.

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