Fences and walls in San Dimas: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the San Dimas 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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Height anywhere on the lot	No more than 6 feet. Applies: Specific Plan No. 8, outside the required front yard setback. Taller only with director of community development approval. § 18.512.200 · code text The maximum fence height in all other areas shall be six feet, unless a taller fence or wall is approved by the director of community development as a method of protecting the health, safety or welfare of the residents.
Front yard height	No more than 42 inches. Applies: Fences and walls in any required front yard setback. § 18.20.110 · code text Fences, and walls not over forty-two inches in height shall be permitted in any required front yard setback. No more than 42 inches. Applies: Solid fences or walls in the required front yard setback, Specific Plan No. 8. § 18.512.200 · code text The maximum height of solid fences or walls in the required front yard setback shall be forty-two inches.
Side and rear yard height	No more than 6 feet. Applies: On or within rear and side property lines, and on or behind front setback lines. § 18.20.110 · code text Fences, and walls not greater than six feet in height on or within all rear and side property lines, and on or to the rear of all front setback lines. Up to 6 feet, measured from the street side face. Applies: Corner lots, street side yard setback. Set back at least 18 inches from the street side line unless a landscaped parkway exists. § 18.20.110 · code text Fences, walls, and gates within the required street side yard setback are allowed up to six feet in height measured from the street side face of the wall.

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Fences are limited to 42 inches in the required front yard setback and 6 feet along side and rear property lines (city rule).

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