Fences and walls in Placentia: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Placentia 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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Front yard height	No more than 3 feet above the ground. Applies: Solid fences or walls in required front yards. § 23.81.100 · code text In required front yards, the maximum height of a solid fence or wall shall be three (3) feet above the surface of the ground. No more than 6 feet above the ground. Applies: Wrought iron fences in required front yards. § 23.81.100 · code text a wrought iron fence may be erected, not to exceed a maximum height of six (6) feet above the surface of the ground.
Side and rear yard height	At least 6 feet and no more than 8 feet high. Applies: Required side and rear yards, including the street sides of corner lots. § 23.81.100 · code text the minimum height shall be six (6) feet and the maximum height shall be eight (8) feet above the surface of the ground Up to 8 feet high. Applies: Perimeter masonry walls along the east and south tract boundary in Specific Plan 10. § 23.110.110 · code text the perimeter lot line masonry walls may be increased up to eight (8) feet along the easterly and southerly tract boundary No more than 6 feet high. Applies: Interior lot line masonry walls in Specific Plan 10. § 23.110.110 · code text Interior lot line masonry walls shall be a minimum of five (5) feet, six (6) inches in height and a maximum of six (6) feet in height.

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Required front yards: solid fences at most 3 feet, wrought iron 6 feet; side and rear yards, 6 to 8 feet.

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