Fence or deck costs in Ogden

In Ogden's East Central neighborhoods, chain link is on its way out of front yards. City code bars it in the front setback and in the street-facing side yard of a corner lot. If you already had chain link there as of July 31, 2010, you can keep it but not add to it. When it's replaced, the new fence has to be wood, decorative metal, vinyl or a hedge, and brick or stone columns are allowed.

Across residential zones, the height limit is four feet in front yards and seven feet in side and rear yards. A corner lot can have a six-foot fence in the street-side yard if it's behind the house. If a neighbor's driveway is within ten feet of your shared line, you have to leave a clear-view triangle with ten-foot legs where that line meets the street.

On a hillside or a retaining wall, Ogden measures height from a point halfway between the high side and the low side.

The city's land use permit for a fence is free, and the drawing you submit shows location, height and material. Masonry or concrete over six feet also needs a building permit. In the Eccles, Jefferson or 25th Street historic districts, ask the Landmarks Commission, set up in 1980, whether your fence needs a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness.