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Sunnyvale’s fence code splits solid and open styles at different heights, so the right design depends on what you actually want your yard to do.

Pro Vinyl and Aluminum Fencing has custom-fabricated and installed vinyl and aluminum fencing all across the wider Bay Area since 2018.

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Fencing for Sunnyvale Properties

Sunnyvale’s fence code treats solid and open designs differently, and lots here run tighter than many suburbs nearby.

Vinyl privacy panels fit neatly within the solid height limit, while our open aluminum and picket styles clear the taller allowance built into the code, and every gate gets matched to its span, whether that’s a side yard or a wide driveway.

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Dark charcoal pavers lead to a White vertical privacy vinyl fence with a horizontal picket top framing the entry walk

Sunnyvale’s Split Height Fence Code

Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.48 treats solid and open fencing differently, and the split changes what a front yard can carry. A solid front fence tops out at 4.5 feet, but an open design, one built with posts spaced 8 feet apart and no more than half solid above 3.5 feet, can run up to 6 feet. Side and rear fences are capped at 6 feet either way, regardless of solid or open design.

Table 19.48.025 sets when a permit applies to an open fence at 6 feet and other conditions, and corner lots carry a 30-inch vision triangle limit at street intersections so drivers keep a clear sightline at all times.

Picket, semi-privacy and open rail styles are natural fits for the taller open allowance, while solid vinyl privacy panels work well within the 4.5-foot front limit or along a side and rear property line where full coverage matters more than the view through the fence itself.

A Silicon Valley Suburb, Built Dense

Sunnyvale has been an incorporated city since 1912 and now counts more than 155,000 residents in the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the denser communities we serve in the Bay Area. Lots here sit closer together than in many suburban markets nearby, which puts a premium on a clean property line and a fence that actually blocks the sightline into a neighbor’s yard rather than just marking where the yard ends, front to back.

Tan vinyl fence pickets, closed at the top, step along the cap of a gray block retaining wall

Services We Offer in Sunnyvale

We install and fabricate the vinyl line here: privacy, semi-privacy and picket fencing, two-tone panels and ranch-style rail, pool enclosures, plus aluminum semi-privacy, picket and wall-topper lines, each with matching gates sized for side yards and driveways.

A metal insert option is available inside vinyl rails where wind load is a concern. Vinyl carries the wider color range, grouped into plain solids, wood grains and textured blends, and the aluminum is powder coated.

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What Shapes Your Fence Estimate

Sunnyvale quotes swing on the same short list every time: total footage, whether the design is solid or open, fence height, gate count, and any demolition an existing line still needs before install starts. Corner lots sometimes need extra planning around the vision triangle rule too. Describing the yard by phone narrows the range, but the firm figure only comes once someone actually measures the property.

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Call or send the form below and someone gets back to you the same business day with a free, no-obligation estimate, sized to Sunnyvale’s front-yard and open-fence rules from the very first visit to your property and yard.

Color on a Tight Lot

On a compact lot the fence is never more than a few steps from a window, so the finish gets read at close range. Vinyl answers that with surface as much as shade. Aluminum answers it with a much shorter list.

Inside the Vinyl Range

Three groups, and at arm’s length they stop looking alike: flat solids sit quiet, milled grains show a timber face, textured blends carry more than one tone. A scrape never flashes a different color underneath at this range.

  • White
  • Tan
  • Clay
  • Gray
  • Coastal Cedar
  • Dark Walnut
  • Dark Sequoia
  • Weathered Aspen
  • Mesquite
  • Slate Gray
  • Arctic Blend
  • Brazilian Blend
  • Sierra Blend
  • Weathered Blend

Pro Vinyl and Aluminum Fencing partners with Catalyst, one of the leading vinyl fence manufacturers in the United States. Their US-made vinyl, our custom fabrication and installation, backed by a transferable limited lifetime material warranty.

Aluminum, Fewer Choices

Open metal styles read as line more than surface, part of why the finish list stays short. Three cover panels and slats: black, a grain that mimics timber, and white. A contoured slat carries matte black and nothing beside it.

  • Black
  • WoodGrain
  • White

Pro Vinyl and Aluminum Fencing is a trained and authorized SLEEKFENCE™ contractor. SLEEKFENCE™ is a premium-class aluminum fencing brand registered in the USA – their engineered material, our custom fabrication and welded install, with a 20-year material warranty behind it.

Height, Style by Style

Solid and open designs are not held to the same limit around here, so the style decides more than it looks like it does. The chart sets what each one is built to carry. Whichever ceiling lands lower is the one your run gets.

Fence style Min Max
Vinyl privacy 4 ft 8 ft
Vinyl privacy w/Accent top 5 ft 8 ft
Vinyl picket 3.5 ft 6 ft
Vinyl wall topper 2 ft 3 ft
Aluminum privacy 4 ft 12 ft
Aluminum semi-privacy 4 ft 12 ft
Aluminum privacy hybrid 4 ft 12 ft
Aluminum wall topper 2 ft 4 ft

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  • Arsen, did a tremendous job! He is a real nice guy along with his worker! We are extremely happy with his services! His work speaks for itself! We are truly happy we chose his company! He gave us the best price! You will be satisfied with his services! Give him a call!

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    We are so happy and will be recommending to anyone interested.

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Fence Installation in Sunnyvale

Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley

Sunnyvale incorporated on December 24, 1912, and today counts more than 155,000 residents, roughly 30 miles south of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon Valley. The city sits in Santa Clara County alongside Santa Clara to the north and Mountain View to the west, in one of the densest, most built-out parts of the whole Bay Area.

A modern mixed-use district lines a channel in this aerial city view over Sunnyvale

A Tech Hub With Tight Lots

Decades of Silicon Valley growth have packed homes closer together here than in many suburban markets, near Central Park and through the surrounding residential grid, so property lines and privacy carry real weight on almost every fence job we quote here.

An Urban, Built-Out Setting

Sunnyvale does not carry the wind corridors, salt air or hillside grading concerns some of our other cities do; it is a flat, developed suburban setting where the fence code itself, not the terrain, is what shapes most design choices homeowners here end up making.

Height Rules in Brief

Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.48 caps a solid front fence at 4.5 feet, while an open design with posts spaced 8 feet apart and no more than half solid above 3.5 feet can reach 6 feet. Side and rear fences are capped at 6 feet.

Corner lots keep a 30-inch vision triangle clear at street intersections, and Table 19.48.025 sets when a permit applies. If your community has an HOA, its rules can be stricter than the city code. Verify current requirements with the City of Sunnyvale One-Stop Permit Center before starting work on any fencing project.

Population155,805
CountySanta Clara County
ZIP Code94085-94090
Max Fence Height6 ft

How Your Sunnyvale Fence Comes Together

How It Works

From the first phone call, your Sunnyvale fence moves through four steps: a free estimate on site, a contract that spells out the solid-versus-open height choice, a single crew handling the build, and a warranty registered before anyone leaves.

Materials, height, gate count and the solid-versus-open question all get settled up front, first.

  1. Your Free Site Visit

    A team member walks the yard with you, checks the solid-versus-open layout, and puts a firm number on paper.

  2. Everything in Writing

    Materials, colors, height, gate count and the open-fence details all get written into the contract up front.

  3. Clean, Quality Install

    Posts get set to code, panels and gates go up, and the crew clears the site before calling the job done.

  4. Warranty and Aftercare

    Coverage on file includes vinyl’s lifetime warranty, aluminum’s 20-year terms, and 5 years of workmanship.

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Sunnyvale Fence Questions and Straight Answers

Sunnyvale’s split fence code confuses more homeowners than any other part of the process, so the six answers below walk through solid versus open heights, permits, and the corner vision-triangle rule, in plain, practical language homeowners actually use.

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A solid front fence is capped at 4.5 feet. An open design, built with posts spaced 8 feet apart and no more than half solid above 3.5 feet, can reach 6 feet.

Side and rear fences are capped at 6 feet either way. Verify specifics with the City of Sunnyvale before finalizing a design.

Yes, in most cases. Side and rear fences are capped at 6 feet, and a front yard fence can reach 6 feet if it qualifies as an open design under the code.

A fully solid fence in the front yard is capped lower, at 4.5 feet. Verify your specific lot with the city before you order materials.

It can be, depending on height and design. Table 19.48.025 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code sets when a permit applies to an open fence at 6 feet and other conditions.

Verify current permit thresholds with the City of Sunnyvale One-Stop Permit Center before starting work.

Corner lots must keep a 30-inch vision triangle clear at street intersections so drivers and pedestrians have a clear sightline.

This can limit fence height and placement near a corner regardless of the general height allowance. Verify your specific lot with the city.

Yes. We work across Sunnyvale, including the residential streets around Central Park and the neighborhoods bordering Santa Clara and Mountain View, sized to the city’s solid and open fence rules.

Sunnyvale packs homes closer together than many nearby suburbs, and a solid vinyl panel blocks a neighbor’s sightline better than an open aluminum picket run.

Solid vinyl tends to win along side and rear lines here, while the open allowance suits front yards.

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