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Fences and walls in Redding

Residential fences are limited to 3 feet in front-yard setbacks and within 10 feet of the property line in street-side setbacks. Elsewhere fences are limited to 6 feet, or 7 feet along interior side or rear yards not fronting a public right-of-way.

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Key points

  • Front fences: Residential fences are limited to 3 feet in front-yard setbacks and within 10 feet of the property line in street-side setbacks.
  • Other fences: Elsewhere fences are limited to 6 feet, or 7 feet along interior side or rear yards not fronting a public right-of-way.

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

What Redding's code says

Redding code What Redding's code adds
Side and rear yard height
  • Fences or walls may be no more than 3 feet tall.
    Applies: Residential districts, within 10 feet of the property line in a required street-side setback.
    § 18.40.180 · code text
    Fences or walls in required front-yard setbacks or within ten feet of the property line in a required street-side setback shall not exceed three feet.
  • Fences may be no more than 7 feet tall.
    Applies: Residential districts, along an interior side or rear yard that does not face a public right-of-way.
    § 18.40.180 · code text
    in which case the fence shall not exceed seven feet in height with any attachments to the fence designed to be of similar/compatible architecture and materials as the fence to which it is attached.
Height anywhere on the lot
  • Fences may be no more than 6 feet tall.
    Applies: Residential districts, outside front setbacks and the first 10 feet of street-side setbacks. 7 feet along interior side or rear yards not facing public right-of-way.
    § 18.40.180 · code text
    All other fences shall not exceed six feet in height, except for along any interior side- or rear-yard not fronting on a public right-of-way, in which case the fence shall not exceed seven feet in height
Front yard height
  • Fences or walls may be no more than 3 feet tall.
    Applies: Residential districts, in required front-yard setbacks.
    § 18.40.180 · code text
    Fences or walls in required front-yard setbacks or within ten feet of the property line in a required street-side setback shall not exceed three feet.

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Frequently asked questions

How tall can a fence be in Redding?

Residential fences are limited to 3 feet in front-yard setbacks and within 10 feet of the property line in street-side setbacks. Elsewhere fences are limited to 6 feet, or 7 feet along interior side or rear yards not fronting a public right-of-way.

General information, not legal advice.

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