Taller Privacy Fences on Rohnert Park's Shared Lines
Backyard privacy fences for the lettered sections and Sonoma Mountain Village, laid out to the city's fence standards and talked through with the neighbor on the other side.
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What fence work does New Line Fencing do in Rohnert Park?
The full range. We install privacy, wood and vinyl fences, chain link, wrought iron and aluminum, and custom gates for Rohnert Park homes and businesses, and we repair fences that are already standing. Whether you're in a lettered section east of Highway 101 or in Sonoma Mountain Village, the same city fence standards apply.
Rohnert Park was planned from 1956 on, and its fence standards are just as orderly, with set heights for front, side and rear yards and a few extra rules for corner and golf course lots. A typical fence up to 6 feet fits inside them without a building permit.
Do we cover every lettered section of Rohnert Park?
Yes, every one, all within ZIP code 94928. East of Highway 101, Rohnert Park is divided into lettered sections whose street and park names usually start with the section's letter, like K Section, the University District, and W Section, also called Willowglen. Sonoma Mountain Village and the golf course lots are in our area too.
Copeland Creek, Hinebaugh Creek and the city's other creeks all run in channels now, and the Laguna de Santa Rosa makes up part of the line between Rohnert Park and Cotati. Golf course lots get their own rule: side and rear fences up to 6 feet, set at least 6 inches back from the property line.
Barbed wire, razor wire and electric fencing are off the list for home fences here, so a secure yard comes from solid boards, sound posts and a gate that latches. For more screening, a privacy fence with a lattice top can reach 8 feet on a shared line once your neighbor agrees.
How do Rohnert Park homeowners get the most privacy from a fence?
Put a lattice-topped privacy fence on the shared line: 6 feet of solid wood or vinyl with 2 feet of open lattice above. That reaches 8 feet, which needs your neighbor's agreement and the building department's approval. Staying at 6 feet keeps it simple. We also reset tired posts and sagging gates across the sections.
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Will a Rohnert Park fence need building department approval?
A typical fence up to 6 feet won't. Go taller and the building department has to approve it, and a masonry wall needs a building permit at any height. Front-yard fences stop at 3 feet, while sides and rear allow 6, or 8 with neighbor agreement and open lattice. Everything else is in the Fence Standards handout.
Before you build in Rohnert Park:
- Reach the Community Development Department at (707) 588-2231 or planning@rpcity.org with zoning or height questions.
- Neighbors who agree can share a side or rear fence up to 8 feet tall when its top 2 feet are open lattice.
- On a corner lot, keep the street-side fence 3 feet or more behind the sidewalk and at least 3 feet from any fire hydrant.
- Residential fences can't carry barbed wire or razor wire, and electric fencing is out too.
Rohnert Park FAQ
Can you also help in the cities around Rohnert Park?
Yes, in all three nearby cities. Cotati meets Rohnert Park along the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Petaluma lies past Cotati, and Santa Rosa also sits on Highway 101. Fence heights and permit rules shift from city to city, and our service area page links to every town we cover.
Talking fences with your Rohnert Park neighbor?
Get both of you to the estimate and we'll walk the shared line together, or call (707) 396-8940 to set it up.