Fences and walls in Oxnard: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Oxnard 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	At most 42 inches tall. Applies: Applies to openwork fences, ramp railings, boundary hedges and landscape features in a required front yard; they must be at least 50% open. § 16-308 · code text Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, openwork fences, railings guarding depressed ramps, boundary hedges, and landscaping or architectural features, as defined in section 16-304, may be located in any required front yard, providing such structures or hedges shall not exceed 42 inches in height and are 50 percent or more open. At most 18 inches tall. Applies: Applies to walls and solid fences in front yard areas. § 16-308 · code text Walls and solid fences which do not exceed 18 inches in height may be located in front yard areas. No more than 18 inches higher than the soil they hold back. Applies: Applies to front yard retaining walls. § 16-308 · code text Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the height of retaining walls, except that front yard retaining walls will not be more than 18 inches higher than the soil retained.
Side and rear yard height	At most 7 feet, measured from the grade of the enclosed lot. Applies: Applies along side or rear lot lines, not in a required front or side yard; 6 feet on a corner lot's street side. § 16-309 · code text A fence or wall, no portion of which exceeds seven feet in height as measured from the grade of the enclosed lot at the fence or wall, or a hedge, maintained so as not to exceed seven feet in height, also so measured, may be located along side or rear lot lines subject to the following exceptions: At most 6 feet, measured from the sidewalk or street grade. Applies: Applies in the street-side yard of a corner lot, or the rear-yard part along a cross street where accessory buildings are banned. § 16-309 · code text No portion of any fence, wall or hedge located in the side yard required along the side street on a corner lot, or in the portion of a rear yard abutting an intersecting street wherein accessory buildings are prohibited, shall exceed six feet in height, measured from the grade of the sidewalk or the grade of the street if there is no sidewalk.

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In front yards, solid walls and fences are limited to 18 inches; openwork fences at least 50% open are limited to 42 inches. Side and rear lot-line fences are limited to 7 feet, or 6 feet on the street side of a corner lot.

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