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Fences and walls in Porterville

Required front yard: solid fences at most 3.5 feet, at least 50% open fences or hedges 4 feet; side and rear yards, 7 feet.

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Key points

  • Fence heights: Required front yard: solid fences at most 3.5 feet, at least 50% open fences or hedges 4 feet; side and rear yards, 7 feet.

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

What Porterville's code says

Porterville code What Porterville's code adds
Front yard height
  • Solid fences or freestanding walls may be no more than 3.5 feet tall.
    Applies: In or along the outer edge of the required front yard.
    § 300.03 · code text
    No solid fence or freestanding wall within or along the exterior boundary of the required front yard shall exceed a height of three and one-half (3.5) feet.
  • Open or lattice fences at least 50% open, or hedges, may be no more than 4 feet tall.
    Applies: In or along the outer edge of the required front yard.
    § 300.03 · code text
    Open or lattice type fences that are at least fifty percent (50%) open, or hedges, shall not exceed a height of four (4) feet.
Side and rear yard height
  • Fences or freestanding walls may be no more than 7 feet tall.
    Applies: In or along the outer edge of the required side or rear yards.
    § 300.03 · code text
    No fence or freestanding wall within or along the exterior boundary of the required side or rear yards shall exceed a height of seven (7) feet.
  • A fence or wall may be up to 8 feet tall.
    Applies: Along the outer edge of the required side or rear yard, only if the Zoning Administrator allows it, with a building permit.
    § 300.03 · code text
    The Zoning Administrator may allow a fence or wall up to eight (8) feet in height to be located along the exterior boundary of the required side or rear yard subject to the issuance of a building permit.
Permit
  • A building permit is required for a fence or wall up to 8 feet, when the Zoning Administrator allows it.
    Applies: Along the outer edge of the required side or rear yard.
    § 300.03 · code text
    The Zoning Administrator may allow a fence or wall up to eight (8) feet in height to be located along the exterior boundary of the required side or rear yard subject to the issuance of a building permit.

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How tall can a fence be in Porterville?

Required front yard: solid fences at most 3.5 feet, at least 50% open fences or hedges 4 feet; side and rear yards, 7 feet.

General information, not legal advice.

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