Lake Oswego lots are steep, wooded and close to the street. We build fences that step down hillsides, sit cleanly on retaining walls and follow the city's 4-foot rule near the street.
Lake Oswego's code caps residential fences at 6 feet, and at 4 feet within 10 feet of a property line that faces a street or a shared access easement. In Old Town, fences in the front yard setback are held to 4 feet. Along a few busier roads, like Country Club Rd and Stafford Rd, a taller fence is allowed if it meets the city's design criteria.
Most Lake Oswego homes were built between 1960 and 1989, often on sloped, wooded lots. Fences there sit on hillsides, next to retaining walls and under big trees. Where a fence sits on or just above a retaining wall, the city limits the combined height, so we plan the wall and the fence together.