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Fences and walls in Coachella

City rule: side and rear yard fences are limited to 6 feet, and walls and hedges along front property lines to 30 inches.

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  • Fence height: City rule: side and rear yard fences are limited to 6 feet, and walls and hedges along front property lines to 30 inches.

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

What Coachella's code says

Coachella code What Coachella's code adds
Corner visibility
  • No more than 6 feet, and the fence must not block visibility at the intersection.
    Applies: Corner property radius area or corner setback area.
    § 17.60.010 · code text
    In the corner property radius area any fence shall not be more than six feet in height provided it does not cause visual obstruction.
Front yard height
  • No more than 6 feet.
    Applies: Single-family zones: fences or walls beyond the front yard setback toward the front line, if wrought iron or similar see-through material.
    § 17.60.010 · code text
    In a residential single-family zone, where any such fence or wall projects beyond the front yard line or setback toward the front property line it shall not be more than six feet in height if it is of wrought iron, or other such material; provided that such material does not obscure the view to the front yard through the fence.
  • No more than 30 inches, with city staff approval.
    Applies: Walls, hedges and other low plants along front yard property lines.
    § 17.60.010 · code text
    Walls and low silhouette plants such as hedges, and other flora along front yard property lines must be approved by city staff and shall not be more than thirty (30) inches in height.
  • No more than 6 feet, built as a courtyard.
    Applies: Front yard walls that block the view of the lawn. Needs a pedestrian entrance, wall returns, a recorded landscape maintenance agreement and city findings.
    § 17.60.010 · code text
    Any front yard wall that obscures view to the front lawn shall be built as a courtyard not be more than six feet in height, built with a pedestrian entrance, include a wall return to the front facade of the residence and along the side property line, record a front yard landscape maintenance agreement and subject to the following findings:
Side and rear yard height
  • No more than 6 feet.
    Applies: Fences or walls anywhere in a side or rear yard.
    § 17.60.010 · code text
    Fences or walls not exceeding six feet in height may occupy any portion of a side or rear yard.

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How tall can a fence be in Coachella?

City rule: side and rear yard fences are limited to 6 feet, and walls and hedges along front property lines to 30 inches.

General information, not legal advice.

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