Fences and walls in Davis: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Davis 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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Corner visibility	No fence, wall or hedge over 3 feet in the corner triangle 25 feet each way from the sidewalk intersection. Applies: Corner lots. Measure along the inside face of the sidewalk, or the right-of-way line if there is no sidewalk; height from curb gutter grade. § 40.27.060 · code text On a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge over three feet in height, measured from the curb gutter grade, shall not be located in a triangular area measured twenty-five feet along the inside face of the sidewalk in either direction from the sidewalk intersection.
Height anywhere on the lot	Fences, walls and hedges can be up to 7 feet tall. Applies: Anywhere on the property behind the required front yard setback. § 40.27.060 · code text Fences, walls and hedges may be located anywhere on a property behind the required front yard setback up to a maximum height of seven feet, except as noted herein: Fences, walls and hedges up to 4 feet tall can go in any yard. Applies: Any yard or court, including the front yard; does not apply on a corner lot. § 40.27.060 · code text If not exceeding at any point four feet in height above the elevation of the surface of the ground at such point, they may be located in any yard or court, except for a corner lot.
Front yard height	Fences up to 6 feet tall are allowed. Applies: At the 10-foot setback in the front yard of an interior lot. § 40.27.060 · code text If not exceeding six feet in height, they may be located at the ten foot setback in the front yard of an interior lot and at the fifteen foot setback in the front yard on a corner lot. Fences up to 6 feet tall are allowed. Applies: At the 15-foot setback in the front yard of a corner lot. § 40.27.060 · code text If not exceeding six feet in height, they may be located at the ten foot setback in the front yard of an interior lot and at the fifteen foot setback in the front yard on a corner lot.
Side and rear yard height	Fences up to 6 feet tall are allowed. Applies: Along the street side yard of a corner lot, set back at least 5 feet from the property line. § 40.27.060 · code text On a corner lot, if not exceeding six feet in height and set back a minimum of five feet from the property line, they may be located along the street side yard.

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Fences, walls and hedges: at most 7 feet behind required front yard setback; at most 4 feet in any yard except on corner lots.

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