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Fences and walls in Blue Lake

Blue Lake limits fences, walls and hedges to 7 feet, and to 4 feet above the curb between the front building line and street.

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Key points

  • Fence height: Blue Lake limits fences, walls and hedges to 7 feet, and to 4 feet above the curb between the front building line and street.

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

What Blue Lake's code says

Blue Lake code What Blue Lake's code adds
Corner visibility
  • No higher than 3 feet above the street curb, in the triangle between points 20 feet from the corner.
    Applies: Corner lots, within a required yard. Applies to fences, walls, hedges, landscaping and other obstructions.
    § 17.24.190 · code text
    On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge, ornamental landscaping or other obstruction, except the natural grade of the site, shall exceed a height of three feet above the top of the existing or proposed street curb, within a required yard in a triangular area formed by a line drawn between points 20 feet from the intersecting property lines of a corner lot.
Height anywhere on the lot
  • No more than 7 feet.
    Applies: Any fence, wall, hedge or other obstruction. The Planning Commission may waive this for good cause.
    § 17.24.190 · code text
    No fence, wall, hedge or other obstruction shall be erected, moved or altered to exceed seven feet in height, except as provided in subsection E of this section.
Front yard height
  • No more than 4 feet above the top of the street curb.
    Applies: Along the street in front of the building, from the front building line to the street line. Corner lots also follow this rule.
    § 17.24.190 · code text
    On all other lots, no fence, wall, hedge, ornamental landscaping or other obstruction, except the natural grade of the site, shall exceed a height of four feet above the top of the street curb, along the street in front of the building and/or dwelling located on the property, and from the point where the property line and the front building line and/or front dwelling line intersect to the street line.

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How tall can a fence be in Blue Lake?

Blue Lake limits fences, walls and hedges to 7 feet, and to 4 feet above the curb between the front building line and street.

General information, not legal advice.

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