Fence Craft Riverside · Riverside, CA

Riverside fences, walls and gates, built to Chapter 19.550.

From Wood Streets pickets to Orangecrest block walls and La Sierra ranch lots. Free measurement, rules checked, and an itemized price in writing.

Get a free estimate Riverside height rules

Weathered wood board fence with a palm tree and an old white house behind it

Chain-link fence along a quiet road below dry chaparral hills and oaks

Green foothills with snow-capped mountains on the horizon

4 ft front, 7 ft backThe usual limits in single-family zones

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Riverside onlyOne city, one code

How tall can a fence be in Riverside?

In most residential zones, Riverside caps front-yard fences and walls at 4 feet, and anything above 3 feet has to be mostly open. Side and rear fences in single-family zones can be 7 feet if they are not visible from the street. Those are the rules in Municipal Code section 19.550.030 as of November 2026; rural and estate zones allow more in front.

Read the full Riverside height guide

Fence and wall services in Riverside

Eight services. Block walls lead the list because so many Riverside yards have one.

Hand setting a block onto a fresh mortar bed

Block walls

Masonry walls for privacy, noise and long life.

Block walls

New pale pine fence boards, straight and tight

Wood fences

Board-on-board, horizontal slat and picket fences in real wood.

Wood fences

White picket fence along a lawn with shade trees

Vinyl fences

Low-upkeep vinyl in privacy, semi-privacy and picket styles.

Vinyl fences

Black metal picket fence around a leafy garden with white flowers

Iron and aluminum fences

Wrought iron, steel and aluminum view fencing.

Iron and aluminum fences

Chain-link fence in front of a cream stucco house with elephant-ear plants and a tree trunk

Chain link fences

The lowest cost per foot for side yards, dog runs and commercial lots.

Chain link fences

Gates

Side gates, double drive gates and sliding gates.

Gates

Backyard pool with a black metal fence beside the house

Pool fences

Aluminum, glass-look and mesh pool fencing.

Pool fences

Weathered gray wood fence with gaps and worn boards

Fence repair

Fix the section that failed instead of replacing the whole fence.

Fence repair

What does Riverside's code ask of a front fence?

Openness. Above 3 feet, a front fence in most zones must be at least three parts open to one part solid, and no solid wall can rise above 3 feet except pilasters. That is why open iron and picket fences dominate Riverside front yards.

In back, single-family zones allow 7 feet when the fence is not visible from the street, and 8 feet where your lot meets a different zone.

City spread across a valley below snowy mountains

How does a fence job with us work?

Measure and checkWe walk the line, note slope and gates, and look up the rules for your yard.
Written estimateMaterial, height, footage, gates and removal, each priced on its own line.
Permits and DigAlertCity approval where needed, and a utility ticket before any digging.
Build and walk-throughPosts set in concrete, panels hung, gates adjusted, debris hauled off.