Updated 02/2011
Regulation of Fences, Hedges and Rockeries
Contents
- Fence, Wall, and Hedge Provisions
- Rockeries and Retaining Walls
- Fences - Animals and Livestock
- Fences - Swimming Pools and Ponds
- Wire Fences
- Electric Fences
- Fences as Nuisances
Fence, Wall, and Hedge Provisions
- Anacortes Municipal Code Ch. 17.52 - Fences, Walls, and Hedges
- Auburn Municipal Code Section 18.31.020 - Fences
- Bellingham Planning Department - Brochure Fences, Walls and Hedges (
)
- Bonney Lake - Residential Development Standards Section 18.22.020 - Fences or Hedges
- Clyde Hill
- Clyde Hill Municipal Code Section 17.04.230 (
) - Fence Definition - includes living fences and Ch. 17.37 (
) - Fences
- Town of Clyde Hill v. Roisen, 111 Wn.2d 912 (1989) This decision upheld a criminal conviction involving the city's "naturally-grown fence" ordinance. The ordinance, which is set out in the court decision, prohibits "naturally-grown fences" from exceeding eight feet in height as measured from the original grade
- Edmonds Community Development Code Chapter 17.30 - Fences (Includes Trellises and Arbor provisions)
- Enumclaw Municipal Code Section 19.18.030 - Fences and Walls
- Fircrest Ordinance No. 1438 (
) - Section 22.58.004, Fences, walls and hedges
- Franklin County Zoning Code Ch. 37 (
) - Landscaping and Screening
- Longview Municipal Code Ch. 16.48 - Fences and Ch. 16.46 - Hedges
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Ch. 21.10 - Fence, Hedge and Vision Obstruction Regulations
- Maple Valley Municipal Code Section 18.40.050 - Fences
- Mercer Island Application for Fence Height Deviation (
)
- Monroe Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 - Fences, Walls, and Hedges
- Port Townsend Municipal Code Ch. 17.68 - Fences, Walls, Arbors and Hedges
- Redmond Zoning Code Ch. 21.24 - Fences
- Spokane Municipal Code Ch. 11.12 - Fences
- Snohomish County Planning and Development Services Bulletin No. 6: Fences (
)
- Vancouver Municipal Code Section 20.912 - Fences and Walls
- Yakima Municipal Code Ch. 15.05.020 (G) (
) - Site Design Requirement Standards - Fences, Walls, Standard Height
Rockeries and Retaining Walls
- Bothell Municipal Code Section Section 12.14.150 - Fences and Free Standing Walls
- Bothell Permit Application Form 20, Retaining Walls (
)
- Bothell Permit Application Form 20, Retaining Walls (
- Brier - Rockery & Retaining Walls (
), City of Brier Development Information
- Kent Permit Center Applications and Check Lists Fences (Outdoor)/Retaining Walls (
)
- Mercer Island Municipal Code Section 19.02.050 - Fences, Retaining Walls and Rockeries
- Seattle - Rockeries: Prescriptive Design and Installation Standards (
), Seattle Client Assistance Memo 321, January 2002
- Snohomish County Planning and Development Services Bulletin No. 40 Retaining Walls (
)
Fences - Animals and Livestock
- Chapter 16.60 RCW - Fences
- Skamania County Code Section 21A.05.050 - Fish and Wildlife Protection - Fences in deer and elk winter range
Fences - Swimming Pools and Ponds
- Private Residential Pools and Spas Drowning Facts and Prevention Tips for Building Departments (
), WABO News, Summer 2007
- Bellevue Municipal Code Ch. 23.16 - Swimming Pool Enclosures
- Spokane Municipal Code Section 11.12.040 - Swimming Pool
- Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 17.36 - Fencing Swimming Pools and Fish Ponds
- International Building Code, Swimming Pool Enclosures and Safety Devices, Barriers: See Section 3109.3 - Public Pools, Section 3109.4.1-3109.4.1.7 - Residential (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
Wire Fences
- Redmond Zoning Code Section 21.24.050 - Electric, Barbed Wire, and Swimming Pool Fences
- Spokane Municipal Code Section 11.12.020 - Barbed Wire
- Walla Walla Municipal Code Section 20.110.070 - Dangerous Fences
Electric Fences
- Clyde Hill Municipal Code Section 17.37.040 (
) - Electric Fences
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 21.10.200 - Electric Fences
- Redmond Zoning Code Section 21.24.050 - Electric, Barbed Wire, and Swimming Pool Fences
- Seattle Municipal Code Section 15.48.020 - Barbed Wire or Electric Fence
Fences as Nuisances
- Bellingham Municipal Code Section 10.28.020 - Nuisances Declared.... See (E) and (F)
- Burlington Municipal Code Section 8.12.020 - Types of Nuisances....See (M)
- Walla Walla Municipal Code Section 20.110.070 - Dangerous Fences

