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Tooele is the Tooele County seat, about 40 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City.
Fence services in Tooele
What to know before you hire in Tooele
Permit: Tooele City code 7-2-12 says a building permit is required for any fence or wall over 6 feet high and for any retaining wall over 1 foot high. Confirm what your fence needs with the Tooele City Building Department before you build.
- In front yards, solid (view-obscuring) fences, walls and hedges cannot be taller than 3 ft. Open (non-view-obscuring) ones can be 4 ft.
- In a required rear yard or interior side yard, fences, walls and hedges can be up to 8 ft.
- On a corner lot, a rear yard fence next to a public street or a neighbor's front yard is limited to 6 ft.
- A side-yard fence on a corner lot next to a street can be up to 6 ft, but it cannot go into the required front yard or the clear vision area, and the building inspector can rule it a sight hazard.
- Corner lots have a clear vision triangle. Nothing that blocks view and is over 3 ft high may sit inside a triangle formed by the street property lines and a line joining points 40 ft from the intersection of the street back-of-curb lines. Pruned-up trees are allowed.
- Barbed wire, razor wire and electric fences are banned along a street or between lots where either lot is a home.
- Where lots sit at different grades, a fence may go to the maximum height allowed on either side of the property line.
- Where rear and side yards back onto an arterial or major collector street in a residential district, a fence can be 8 ft high next to that street, subject to the clear vision rule at intersections.
- Any fence or wall over 6 ft high needs a building permit. Any retaining wall over 1 ft high needs a building permit.
What holds up in Tooele
Tooele sits in a high desert valley with hot summers and cold winters. Specific local frost depth and wind data were not confirmed.
- Wood privacy fence. The rear yard limit is 8 ft, which allows tall privacy fences.
- Vinyl privacy fence. Vinyl handles sun and cold with little upkeep.
- Chain link fence. A low-cost choice that is also non-view-obscuring, so it can reach 4 ft in a front yard.
- Wrought iron or aluminum fence. Open styles can go 4 ft in a front yard instead of 3 ft for solid ones.
- Block wall. Walls over 6 ft need a building permit, and retaining walls over 1 ft do too.
Questions Tooele homeowners ask
Do I need a permit for a fence in Tooele?
Only for a fence or wall over 6 feet, under Tooele City code 7-2-12. A retaining wall over 1 foot also needs a permit. Call the Building Department to confirm for your lot.
How tall can my backyard fence be?
Up to 8 feet in a rear or interior side yard. On a corner lot, the rear yard next to a street is limited to 6 feet. Next to an arterial or major collector street, 8 feet is allowed.
How tall can a front yard fence be?
3 feet for solid fences, walls and hedges. 4 feet for open styles like chain link or rail.
What is the clear vision triangle?
On a corner lot, nothing that blocks view and is over 3 feet tall can sit inside a triangle that reaches 40 feet from the street intersection, measured from the back of the curbs on each street.
Can I use barbed wire or an electric fence?
Not along a street or between home lots. It is a class C misdemeanor.
My neighbor's yard is higher than mine. How tall can the fence be?
Where the lots are at different grades, the fence may go to the highest limit allowed on either side of the line.
Who do I call before I dig post holes?
Call 811 for Blue Stakes of Utah. Submit the request about 2 business days before you dig.
Areas we serve
Tooele and nearby: Grantsville, Stansbury Park, Erda, Lake Point, Salt Lake City. See the service area