Fence Installation Permits in Vacaville

Local Rule

City of Vacaville Building Division; Vacaville Municipal

Vacaville's zoning code (Municipal Code 14.09.200) caps residential fence height at 3 feet within the required front setback, 6 feet along a corner-lot street-side setback (3 feet within 5 feet of the sidewalk), and 6 feet along interior side or rear property lines, rising to 8 feet where the lot abuts a non-residential zone, a multi-family parking facility, open space, or an arterial/collector street. The specific height under which the Building Division waives a building permit for an ordinary fence could not be independently confirmed from a machine-readable city source; California's statewide Building Code baseline of 7 feet is commonly cited, and 6 feet is used here as an unconfirmed placeholder matching the zoning maximum most homeowners build to. Confirm the exact no-permit threshold with the Building Division at (707) 449-5152 before relying on it.

Source · Verified September 2026

Vacaville Building Department

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How This Compares to Solano County

Vacaville's own rule is shown above (No permit under 6 sqft). Here is the separate rule that applies at the county level, for context:

Solano County Resource Management, Building Safety Services

Solano applies the same stricter 6 ft threshold as neighboring Tulare County, rather than the 7 ft commonly used elsewhere in California.

See the full county page

Nearby Cities with Verified Rules

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